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Originally Posted by gvitaly
It's funny to see so many posters taking a dump on Sutter's system. We were actually 6th best in the league in expected goals for 5 on 5. We were also 4th best in expected goals against 5 on 5. Granted those numbers don't tell the entire story, but I blame the lackluster season on the PP, 3 on 3 play in OT, goaltending, and puck luck.
Sutter's system did seem pretty boring, but we would remember it differently if some of the posts we hit in the 3rd period actually went in. I still think we'll see an increase in production, mostly due to a better PP, and increased ice time for the top players.
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Key word is "expected". The lack of actual scoring success, both 5v5 and on the PP, was due to draining all offensive creativity out of the players' game.