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Originally Posted by mikeecho
It went under the radar at the time, but he took a ricochet shot when Darryl was hired.
Darryl walked in on day 1 and his chief explanation for why the team wasn’t successful came down to conditioning.
“They were one of the poorest-trained teams in the league coming into last season,” Sutter said. “The biggest surprise I’d ever seen was when I came halfway through the year … the team’s conditioning.“
https://calgaryhockeynow.com/2022/09...oogle_vignette
I always thought that was odd as van Asten was highly regarded around the league and served as the conditioning coach in LA when they won their cups. A guy who knew how to get his players physically prepared to win championships. |
I think both can be true. I think he was highly regarded and the Flames in the past have been a fit team. But maybe the last version wasn't as diligent at following the expert - he can't order them to do his programs. Maybe part of the reason he's going is frustration.