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Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan
I've seen a few 'inmates running the asylum' or blaming the two big forward acquisitions last season, or even Markstrom.
This wasn't one or two players complaining or pouting. This was a LOT of people Maloney talked to (including some outside the organization) who made it known it was best to move on. Pretty obvious to Maloney a lot of people wanted him gone. Sutter has a very short shelf life, and here we are.
Very excited for next season, going to be a breath of fresh air for everyone in the organization.
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If this move is accompanied by some significant roster moves then I certainly will back off the inmates running the asylum angle, but if the team is bringing back basically the same team (all teams under go some change) then it is hard not to see the club made the dumb decision to put the blame on the coach and back some very weak minded players.
Players in leagues across all sports have dealt with bad coaches and still played well. Gaudreau and Tkachuk are part of the rumoured people that wanted not part of Sutter look at their play last season. The Kings hated him so much they won Two Cups with him and did jack #### after him. If we are running back the same crew and hoping a new coach is the fix I think there are a lot of reasons to be skeptical about the decision making there.
As for the big two off-season acquisitions even if people want to put the majority of the blame on Sutter, there were large parts of their game last season that were flat out #### that is not the fault of the coach. Kadri's laziness is inexcusable even if he hates the coach for a player making 7 million and brought in for his leadership.