I do believe that being repeatedly told you're not talented enough probably manifests itself on the ice
I don't think it's the best strategy when Sutter is essentially telling them they're a bunch of plugs that have to work for what other teams can do with their hands tied
He might be half right in terms of this team's top end, but I think you get better results if you stroke the top players egos from time to time. Beating the creativity and skill play out of them is likely counter productive.
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