I do find it easier to deal with Sutter's stubbornness by simply not listening to anything he says at all. If I have the radio on and he is interviewed, I turn it off. Because i just find it irritating and the lack of honesty just kind of bugs me.
I don't hate the way the team plays, just don't really care for the results.
I try not to focus much on line combos but I kind of understand what he is doing. We have one line consistently play well and another player (Toffoli) who is excelling on his line.
Obviously Huberdeau has been a disaster this season and Sutter hasn't been able to unlock anything with this guy. I doubt he hates him, or it's personal. I don't get the position thing either. I get that Huberdeau is on a massive contract and the org made a huge commitment to him. But if you ask me to pick between him and Sutter as to who is more likely to know what it takes to play a winning style, I'm going with the coach.
I know some people hate how he plays the 4th line, my guess is that it goes against everything that Sutter believes in to reward the Huberdeau/Kadri line with extra 5 on 5 shifts.
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