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Originally Posted by 8sPOT
Everyone so quick to put this crappy season on Sutter. What about last year?
Its not coaching, its the players. This collection of players just doesn't have any chemistry.
Kadri and Huberdeau are not even close to bringing what Johnny and Tkachuk brought. Markstrom has also fallen off a cliff. I dont see how this reflects the coach, if anything it could be on the GM. But to me its the players. I've seen way too many half-assed efforts, slow shift changes, silly decisions with and without the puck, and just overall lack of execution.
When Jacob Pelletier is the standout forward we have some major personnel issues.
Could just be too many new faces and will take a season to come together, or could just be a down year for our top guys. Either way the best course now is a top pick, play some kids, sign Coronato.
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It's not just Sutter. It's the sum of all the parts. Though a person could argue that since Sutter has kept the Huberdeau and Kadri line since week 2 of the season, a larger portion of responsibility goes to him for essentially sandbagging his players. Of course flip the coin and Sutters doing so because they've underperformed.
Reality of it all is, it's not working and separating the two is about the only thing left to actually do see if they can find something with anyone else.
It's not gone right at all this year and I agree, there's been simply too much at all once to happen to the team this year.
I've said it all season long, this is a good year for a write iff season. Because there's been so much upheaval.
I'll add Sutter stubbornness about Lewis and Looch is a problem too. We have kids that are ready. They certainly can't do worse.