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Originally Posted by NegativeSpace
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.
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Yes this. The PP wasn't good last season neither, but Gaudreau and Tkachuk saved their bacon. This season, without those two, it expose all the flaws. They should've fired Muller at the end of last season when the PP was sputtering and he has no idea how to fix it, just doing the same old, same old and hope the puck will just magically goes the net.