I strongly believe that this is ultimately the right move for the organization. Sutter cost this team a LOT in both of his tenures, and I think he really put too much emphasis on the role players or players with lots of experience.
Rhett put it really well on Barn Burner after Treliving departed saying that the 2004 team was actually quite young, and he took the failure to win in 2004 as "we needed experience" when it was literally the hardest path anyone had ever taken to get to the final. 4 division winners, 26 games.. you NEED youth in your line up to help you win.
Even if we look at the Kings roster, he had some talented, but youthful players who were key to it in Kopitar, Doughty, and Quick, with Carter in his prime.
He lost the room very early on after the first loss to the Oilers, the 'taking a ####' line, and he galvanized the factions with his petty post-game regarding Pelletier.
He's a good coach, but he's never actually understood what it was that actually made his teams good. It NEEDS youthful skill.
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Who is in charge of this product and why haven't they been fired yet?
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