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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
To me the most frustrating part is that it's not that Darryl wasn't able to adapt, it's more that it feels like he refused to adapt.
His brain and knowledge of the systems side of the game are still elite IMO.
It was the smaller changes he seemed to refuse to make, almost to the point of seeming petty at times.
His player usage, practicing the OT & PP, relying more on the youth....none of those are big changes. Hell most of his success came with young teams (04 in Calgary and the two Kings cup teams) but he just really seemed dead set on "my way or the highway" and it's what led to a lot of tension and really both him and Treliving not having jobs right now.
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I know lots of old people like this. Maybe Sutter just got old. Like he still has his knowledge, but emotionally IQ just isn't there anymore.
I notice this at places of work a lot too. In labour economics, I used to joke that the reason firms retire people at 65 is because everyone else would quit if they didn't.