This is an organizational issue, end of story. We have seen this song and dance before with the same coach.
Sutter is an excellent coach, no doubt about it but he has major flaws that get exposed. He is relentless, 24/7., 366 days a year so to speak. He is in full Blitzkrieg mode all the time. That has a very short life to it and it's been shown time and time again.
In Calgary in his first coaching stint, it happened, than he got moved to GM and proceeded to make a disaster of this team. Instead of ownership and upper management (Ken King etc) forcing him to either step behind the bench and be more relaxed sometimes or go, he left. Than he went to LA an had a short period of incredible success followed by stories of literally being thrown out and locked out of the players dressing room. When you are being told by your team your presence is NOT WANTED RIGHT NOW than you know you've crossed the line.
The same scenario is getting exposed here.. His EGO won't allow certain things to be done not his way despite a high probability of success. We have all been in work scenarios where in order for success to happen, we want or would like this and that.
I am a firm believer if ownership, who's paying sky high salaries, demands that the negative aspect of Sutter's coaching system get's looked after in order for success. I don't buy this nonsense that shouldn't occur.
I recall reading a quote years ago from Tom Brady on his relationship with Bill Belichick that went somewhere along the lines of "He knows when to push my buttons and when to let off. Routinely he blasts me in game film review in front of everybody and I am thinking to myself, you can't talk to me like that, I am league MVP, I have won how many Super Bowls. In the end though, he was right, I made a terrible play there and it cost the team. On the flip side he has my back all the time"
I don't know if Sutter knows where the line is or when he is making his own coaching mistakes and doesn't take personal responsibility. That type of EGO maniac stuff get's exposed and is very resentful to players. Bill Belichick still talks about needing to be a better coach and making better decisions and this goes on AFTER games where he's won. Sutter questioned the entire world about who on earth is capable of stopping McDavid after our series vs Edmonton and Colorado showed him it can be done in a handful of days yet he's making it out to be impossible and not just difficult.
Ugly scenario all around
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