Flames fire Geoff Ward, hire Darryl Sutter, signs 3 year deal

[Abatedmean]

How long will it take this team to start playing with a no system?

[GranteedEV]

Originally Posted by CSharp

This is a small team for Sutter to work with. Sutter will likely demand bigger players. I’m kinds shocked, but the change is good. If Tre doesn’t make any moves to get bigger wingers, both Tre and Sutter will be gone next year.

Darryl brought in guys like Cammalleri.. Stralman.. Dawes.. Hagman.. Langkow.. he didn't hate small players. L.A. was a big team, but Darryl didn't build the Flames the same way L.A. was built.

[MikkaVernon]

Hopefully line blender stops and shortening of the bench starts

[JurassicTunga12]

Originally Posted by dammage79

I think he will bring Monahan back to formula. Monnys gonna love this. I'm serious.

[activeStick]

This damn move has my adrenaline going now right before bedtime. Damn Flames.

[Poison]

Great. Now Bennett will get plenty of undeserved minutes doing nothing because hes gritty.

[direwolf]

Originally Posted by OmegaV4

Stunned that they would do this right after the win.

I'm not surprised at all. Sure, we beat the bottom feeder Sens a couple of times. But this team has been hot garbage for a while now. Change was desperately needed, and bringing in an experienced Cup winning coach was absolutely the right move if they want to try and save the season.

[redforever]

Originally Posted by transplant99

Five head coaches in five years.

I wouldn't call at least 3/5 of them "head" coaches, not for the NHL anyhow.

[GreenLantern2814]

Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache

Bennett will have a real coach. A guy who will tell him exactly what he expects from him and how to do it.

Let’s see if he benefits

Bennett is what he is. He’s barely an NHLer no matter who his coach is.

[Willi Plett]

Sanity returns. Thank you.

[Backstop]

Originally Posted by bzoo02

You just know he's going to run a Lucic-Bennett-Tkachuk line against Edmonton

Everyone likes a BLT

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache

Bennett will have a real coach. Let’s see if he benefits

I think he will have to benefit. Every player will benefit. I have said many times Sutter is a top 5 coach in the league. Will they like it? Will Sutter like them? That’s another story.

I’m interested to see what Sutter’s schemes are like after a couple years away, with time to watch and think about the game. He’s a smart smart guy.

His kid took his special needs class in the classroom beside my kid’s room in Springbank, so I’d see him sometimes. The same guy - few words.

[mile]

Originally Posted by burn_this_city

Hopefully he can pull them together and get them to believe again.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...of-his-players

If you’re looking for a reason for the Kings players’ resiliency, look no further than Sutter and his tactics. He has created a mental strength among his players that has gone beyond their physical abilities and led to their apparent nine lives this spring. They believe anything is possible. They've been coached to.


Everything Sutter does has a purpose, from his tension-filled press conferences—with answers ranging from indifferent to offensive depending on who asks them and how they’re posed—to his more casual scrums with familiar reporters.


He operates under the idea that everything he says will be read by his players, so he’s as calculated as they come with his answers and efforts to steer the storylines.


When a player needs a bit of a boost, he’s there to pump his tires.


If a player is getting too much individual attention, his tendency is to play it down.

He shelters his players from outside influences and does everything he can do to make sure the attention isn’t on his guys—whether it’s positive or negative—and that the spotlight instead lands on his opponents. It’s just another distraction that could get in the way of the quest for the Cup.


While Rangers coach Alain Vigneault was comfortable allowing CBC cameras in his dressing room before Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final—even showing his pregame address to the players to be filmed—Sutter refused. It’s the Los Angeles Kings against the world. Nobody other than those in the inner circle have the privilege of taking part in that private ritual.


In a brief moment of honesty recently, Sutter succinctly defined his philosophy for Curtis Zupke of NHL.com: "In a locker room (there's) 25 men and you don't let anybody in. There's a circle there. You're on the island with them. Don't let anybody on the island."

Veteran Kings defenseman Willie Mitchell also spoke to Zupke of Sutter’s strengths without giving too much away:

He's understands the game very well as a coach. I've played a while now with a few different coaches, but I think his strength is as master motivator. He's a really good motivator. He'll push the buttons necessary to make sure people are realizing the significance of the moment or the time. That's what he does best.

I'm so excited.

[shadowlord]

Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache

Darryl drafted and loved Backlund

I remember him saying he was the best player on the ice in a Sweden game

A couple of years ago, Sutter was said with the Flames current groups of players, Backlund should centering the 3rd line as an elite shutdown centre; but Backlund prefers to be higher up and known for his scoring ability.

[Flamescuprun2018]

Still pinching myself that this is even real.

We have a real coach and we have an elite goalie.

Tkachuk is our Neimenen.

Lucic is our Oliwa.

Who is our Donovan?

Come on boys. 2004 all over again please!

[dammage79]

Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814

Bennett is what he is. He’s barely an NHLer no matter who his coach is.

Only one way to find out. And that time is now.

[ComixZone]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

I think he will have to benefit. Every player will benefit. I have said many times Sutter is a top 5 coach in the league. Will they like it? Will Sutter like them? That’s another story.

I’m interested to see what Sutter’s schemes are like after a couple years away, with time to watch and think about the game. He’s a smart smart guy.

His kid took his special needs class in the classroom beside my kid’s room in Springbank, so I’d see him sometimes. The same guy - few words.

Yeah, exactly this.

This is going to be huge for every player on this team. Some of these players have played their entire NHL careers without a quality NHL coach. They now have an elite one.

Elite coaches make players better. This is absolutely huge for the leadership group as well because Darryl is a leader. Darryl will lead this team.

[transplant99]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

i dont care

Yet had enough interest to take time and let everyone know.

LOL.

[DeluxeMoustache]

Originally Posted by Poison

Great. Now Bennett will get plenty of undeserved minutes doing nothing because hes gritty.

Jesus Christ. That’s your takeaway?

There is apparently a Bennett obsessed psycho in every thread

God damn trolls

Lol

[Bunk]

Oh, HELL YES