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Originally Posted by Flamesfan05
Team was bad
Sutter came and fixed it
Team was bad again
I doubt Sutter is the only problem
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I can pinpoint it to 2 all star wingers leaving, making us "bad" again. And even then, we were close to making the playoffs as is, with a struggling Huberdeau, Mangiapane, Markstrom, etc.
The downfall was not adjusting. Sutter did what Sutter wanted and that wasn't enough. Imagine with the season on the line, you put in Ritchie as a shootout shooter.
I am sure Backlund and others who have been there for a while can get their fair share of blame. However, they don't call the shots on minutes usage.