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I really struggle with Sutter as the coach of the Flames.

On one hand he is basically the only coach that this team has had in the last 30ish years that has consistently delivered decent results. The cup run, division titles, the playoff round win last year. There just is no one else in this organization that has his resume, accolades, and most importantly Stanley Cup wins. I know that Darryl has forgotten more about hockey than I will ever know. He supported pride day, he seems like a really good dad to Chris, he speaks thoughtfully on Truth and Reconciliation. I know there is a good and decent man in there.

But man he is just such an ornery S.O.B. sometimes it makes it hard to support the guy. And to think that his style and temperament pushed away Brad frustrates me to no end. He does not really give off the "collaborative approach" vibe that I think teams need nowadays. I agree with Bingo when he says he gets too caught up in trying to "stick it" to someone. Sure he has been hired to coach, he sets the line up, so in essence he has a right to defend his decisions, but it just seems like everything is done as a middle finger to the media, or the fans, or even conventional wisdom, like not using Toffoli in a shootout with the season on the line. The insistence on rolling four lines no matter what is also a bit of a frustrating as well.

I don't know. If players and now GMs are leaving because of him that is not a very good sign.