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Originally Posted by TheSquatch
Grim. And just what happened to the Kings as Sutter ground the "play harder" message home, year after year.
This is no good. It's Gulutzan hockey, stationary winger at the blue line accepts hot-potato pass from defenceman and chips it.... nowhere.
Awful.
Like the broadcast crew said, these are two mediocre teams, and the difference in standings is Minnesota has won a pile of OT stuff and Calgary has lost a pile of OT stuff. Coaching is a big deal here.
But talent is probably the real issue, and it's a mid grade team and there's no magic-bullet type answers. Probably doesn't matter a ton who the coach is, although you get the feeling the players are not that happy with the current system or coaching message.
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This is a very talented team, every expert had them highly regarded before the season. The problem is the coach. Yes, I think when he came in it was a good thing because he taught them some things to be better and how to win but his style simply doesn't fit this roster at all and the players are miserable playing for him. I think how much they put into tonight was a clear sign they are not happy and they are not going to the wall for this coach. Give Sutter the rest of the year and then give him his walking papers. His low danger point shot system doesn't work with this roster, he has lost the players, nobody is happy playing for him, and many of his decisions behind the bench are simply baffling. This team is built to be an offensive skill team, not the garbage he has them playing. He has to go.