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Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts
This isn't new in the NHL.
Coaches don't last that long and when you hire a guy like Sutter he is hired to be fired based on how he coaches meaning he will get the most of his team the first few years but after that its ugly. He is not a grow with the team developmental type of coach.
I actually thought he would last longer because we changed over a bunch of guys, I was more worried of the old core tuning him out if they came back. I was not expecting what we are seeing this season.
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I totally get what you're saying and I have had those same concerns too. I have been around a while. I wasn't a big fan of Brent Sutter.
I think where you and I may have some differences, I think some key players are under performing which is contributing to the problem. The same problem with had when the players stopped playing for coaches the Flames have already hired. Sutter was brought in to change the culture and to turn us back into a hard working team; Something we haven't seen from Huberdeau. I think he is better than he is playing and a top guys effort can have an effect on whole team not just the coach.
I like some things Sutter has done, I have some concerns too. Let's just say we hire another coach who can't get anything out of 1 or 2 players or this group, then what? We could end up a few more years with another useless coach? Thoughts?