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Originally Posted by Mathgod
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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They would be getting caved in opening things up with the goaltending they received this year in my opinion . Every chance was ending up in the back of the net. The only thing keeping them close to a playoff spot was the fact they are the second best team at suppressing shots. Guys were still flubbing passes from Huberdeau so what would be the difference if they opened it up? I agree with Sutter that there is no game breaker on this team. The most Clutch player is Toffoli. Huberdeau does not seem Clutch at all in my viewings.