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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
No real issue with your post, but this whole analyzing history of player output under Sutter than many posters trot out is inherently flawed if you don't consider league-wide scoring rates. Last season (and this season) was 10-20% higher than most of the previous 25 seasons.
People trot out Iginla's paltry 41g 73pt season in 2004 as evidence that Sutter teams can have success with their best players not producing massively. Except that was the lowest scoring year in the last ~67 seasons; Iggy won the Rocket Richard trophy that year; 16th in pts; and that season 'adjusts' to 48g 85 pts.
Last year was still remarkable, and the dropoff to this year even moreso, but I'm skeptical that there is any significant pattern through Sutter's history compared to other coaches who didn't have Crosby/Thornton/Sedin/Jagr over those years.
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I understand what you are saying, but again, in 01-02 (which was the second lowest scoring year in that timeframe you mentioned) Jarome Iginla scored 52 goals and 96 points, and led the league in goals by 11, and points by 6.
You could legitimately make the argument that Jarome Iginla was the best offensive player in the word at the time Darryl was brought in.
In the year prior to Darryl taking over, and the two seasons following his departure Jarome Iginla played at a 101 point pace. The three seasons in between those years under Darryl, he averaged 71 points.
I think that speaks for itself.