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Originally Posted by midniteowl
I actually don't mind his post game press, what I mind was his line deployment. How many times we've seen him putting the 4th line that has Lucic on against the other team's first line? At home? And his rolls 4 lines no matter what even when we were trailing by goals and more?
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I would add his refusal to even try to match lines (which is similar to rolling them). The failure to address the powerplay at all given how important it is to success in the NHL.
The reason they aren't still playing despite all of those issues was the goaltending. However, a few more goals here and there may have allowed Markstrom to get out of his funk in time for the playoffs.
While I prefer that they keep him as I'm not sure the Flames find a more talented coach, the team needs to address some of these decisions.
It may all be moot, though. If Lindholm and Backlund are gone, then this team is retooling anyways and Sutter isn't the right coach for a retool when your top centres are Kadri, Dube, Rudizika, Zary.