I take Maloney saying he's doing an evaluation of the entire organization, as a grain of salt. He knows what owners are thinking, from being around and from his interactions with Tre. Sutter conducted himself like an idiot this year. Further his preferred style is not high on offense which holds skill players back. Coming to a colder environment with worse taxes is one thing, but limiting your on paper production further makes it hard to want to stay. Not to mention from an entertainment perspective playing d-first isn't very fun. You want to make a difference? Get rid of the dinosaur and focus on developing youth. Don't bring in a ferrari's an expect it to do the work of a pick up truck. Get players who fit roles. Build through the draft. That is your evaluation.
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