The team lost a lot of top-end skill, top-end chemistry, and top-end goalie performance. I don't see that as a Sutter issue. If the current team added back those three things they lost from last year, they would be back at the top of the division this year. The problem is that the new guys couldn't replace the old guys in terms of talent and chemistry, and Markstrom has had a brutal season. Unfortunately, these issues have also made them brutal to watch and hard to care about or like.
I think it's pretty possible you could bring back the exact same group with same coach after a long summer off and get much better results next season.
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