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InternationalVillager · 10-02-2023, 05:54 PM

"I interviewed 25 players, coaches, coaching staff, training staff, spoke to prominent agents who represent key players on our team. It became clear to me that we needed a new voice to guide us forward."

- Don Maloney

What more needs to be said? What more needs to be discussed and/or why is there even a discussion as to whether there was fault to lay at Sutter's door?

The conclusion of a process that included 25 players, coaching staff, training staff and agents was that Sutter should be fired.

If Don Maloney hadn't said this out publicly, no one would believe it either. Now hear it from me again - there was a very LARGE consensus that Sutter needed to be replaced. He made the Calgary Flames toxic. The team's 2 best star players left even after they had career seasons with Sutter. Why? They didn't want to play for him another minute. Tkachuk felt that he could go be a superstar wherever he went and wanted the ice time, the responsibility to do whatever he wanted/felt that he would back it up. (guess what-- he proved that in Florida). His ice time with the Flames and usage was a BIG PROBLEM for Tkachuk. He went from 17:54 in his career season with Sutter to 20:26 with Florida. He felt that he should get as much time as the elite players in the league (McDavid/Draisaitl case in point). Like why is it a discussion that he WASN'T the problem? There are things in life that matter more than results on the sheet of ice. Maybe not to some fans....but that is who I am writing this message to.

Huska can come in and this team might still be mediocre but let me tell you this-- the players, staff etc will be MUCH better off in their POV.

10-02-2023, 05:54 PM	#123
InternationalVillager Powerplay Quarterback Join Date: Apr 2021 Exp:	"I interviewed 25 players, coaches, coaching staff, training staff, spoke to prominent agents who represent key players on our team. It became clear to me that we needed a new voice to guide us forward." - Don Maloney What more needs to be said? What more needs to be discussed and/or why is there even a discussion as to whether there was fault to lay at Sutter's door? The conclusion of a process that included 25 players, coaching staff, training staff and agents was that Sutter should be fired. If Don Maloney hadn't said this out publicly, no one would believe it either. Now hear it from me again - there was a very LARGE consensus that Sutter needed to be replaced. He made the Calgary Flames toxic. The team's 2 best star players left even after they had career seasons with Sutter. Why? They didn't want to play for him another minute. Tkachuk felt that he could go be a superstar wherever he went and wanted the ice time, the responsibility to do whatever he wanted/felt that he would back it up. (guess what-- he proved that in Florida). His ice time with the Flames and usage was a BIG PROBLEM for Tkachuk. He went from 17:54 in his career season with Sutter to 20:26 with Florida. He felt that he should get as much time as the elite players in the league (McDavid/Draisaitl case in point). Like why is it a discussion that he WASN'T the problem? There are things in life that matter more than results on the sheet of ice. Maybe not to some fans....but that is who I am writing this message to. Huska can come in and this team might still be mediocre but let me tell you this-- the players, staff etc will be MUCH better off in their POV. Last edited by InternationalVillager; 10-02-2023 at 05:58 PM.