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Originally Posted by taxbuster
That appears to be a total mischaracterization of what actually occurred. Your hate for DS is clouding your comments badly.
MT wanted to be in the US and in a hazy, lazy place that paid him big time. JG wanted to keep his family and wife happy.
Neither had anything to do with DS as far as we know.
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For Tkachuk I have heard from a pretty reliable source that DS and him didn't have a good relationship and that it was a factor in Tkachuk's decision (not the only reason but a factor). Recall there were also rumors near the end of the 2021 season that Tkachuk didn't like how Sutter treated him, and that he asked for a trade then. And Tkachuk made a lot of comments about "Maurice being the best coach he's ever played for" when he joined Florida that really came off as shots at Sutter.
Gaudreau I think it was less of a factor, but I have heard that Gaudreau didn't love playing for Sutter either and it was part of his consideration but not really a big part of the decision.
Now it's not like they were going to fire Sutter after winning the Jack Adams and the division that season, so I doubt the players were asking the Flames to do that. But it also doesn't sound like it was a great relationship either and clearly those guys didn't go "I really want to stay in Calgary to play for Sutter".