My view is that Sutter is a great coach and this is a very good roster. Unfortunately though, they just don't seem to be a great fit with one another.
Sutter's cup runs happened when he had a dominant power forward (Iginla, Kopitar), an elite dominant defenseman (Regher, Doughty) and a stud goalie (Kipper, Quick) at his disposal. Without those ingredients, it seems Sutter's system doesn't yield great results.
A roster constructed such as the current Flames are, may need a different type of playstyle (ie: east-west instead of just north-south) to bring the most out of its players.
Just my 2c.
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