I really like listening to Sutter. For a guy who is famously difficult towards reporters, I find that he is actually pretty generous with his answers if he thinks the question is a good one. Like, Muller was reticent when asked similar questions yesterday about roles and things like that, but Sutter just goes ahead and lays it all out along with the reasoning for the plan they have.
It appears like Muller was brought in to be more of a personable coach for the players. Sutter seems to either recognize that the players are going to want a softer touch at times or that as a Head Coach he just doesn't have the time to develop those relationships fully. Then he talks about the value of MacLean who knows the propsects and young players and can be a good source of information for them.
Teams change every season so it may be nothing, but again we have a major decision maker from the team talking about roster changes that are to come.
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