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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
You know the game played on the ice is also dependent on some other things, right?
The Flames got a 115 point left winger, who was established on his team, played over 19 minutes a night, deployed on PP 1, with consistent linemates, and set a record for assists by a LW, playing on a team that played an East West offensive system
So they played him on RW, played him under 17 minutes a night, deployed on PP2, with Lucic and Kadri a bunch, in a system that was high in #### volume but towards the bottom of the league in passes to the slot and passes across the o zone
A player has to work with the opportunity he is given and imo Sutter ####ed this up
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He played RW at first to give Pelletier a chance to play in the top 6, something everyone wanted at the time, and also because he tried everything else with Huberdeau. This team is LW heavy and RW light. Pelletier is an LW and a raw rookie, so expecting him to move over wouldn't have been fair. Sutter was trying to roll with what Treliving provided.
And of course, this team is just really weak at RW, which is a roster issue, not a coaching one. You would expect or at least hope that a player about to make $10.5 million per season could be a little more adaptable. But again, Sutter didn't give him that contract.