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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper
So why does Sutter decide to come this year out of all the years? And as you say, in a season that was likely a lost cause. This was the worst position the Flames have been in over the last 7 years. His decision making, his behavior and everything that he has said leads me to believe that he came in here expecting to save the season, not just to see what he has to work with next year. Heck, he’s ridden Jacob Markstrom like he’s trying to win every game. He has scratched and benched a lot of young players like he’s trying to get the best line up in every night rather than investing into the future.
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Well, I don’t know and none of us do.
But, I tend to think Sutter sees
something here. He probably spoke at length with Treliving, and ownership, about what the plan was. Surely, missing the playoffs this year was seriously discussed. He’s no dummy, he saw what was going on here and has been going on. I would imagine the Flames were forthright with what their concerns were and what the plan is. It wasn’t about salvaging this year. Maybe if he was 15-20 years younger he would have taken the chance just to get behind an NHL bench, but I have a real hard time believing he came out of retirement for this.
Just to add to this, I definitely think the way he has conducted himself publicly has everything to do with setting the table for next year. Losing is not acceptable. Period. I think the Flames management, Sutter included, sees that this team has drastically underperformed.