Darryl Sutter: The best coach in the NHL?

[puckluck2]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

It certainly would be a first if any management hinted at firing their head coach. Usually the firing comes after a vote of confidence if anything.

Tortorella just got fired after the Canucks management hinted at it several times.

[timbit]

Yes.

[pylon]

Just gives this some thought. Darryl Sutters team, just did something that is disputably harder, and unarguably rarer than winning a Stanley cup.

[puckluck2]

Originally Posted by pylon

Just gives this some thought. Darryl Sutters team, just did something that is disputably harder, and unarguably rarer than winning a Stanley cup.

Only 2 teams in history have beaten the 1 seed, 2 seed and 3rd seed to make the Stanley cup finals.

The Sutter coached Kings and the Sutter coached Flames.

[Vulcan]

I skipped a few pages but as far as reporters saying Sutter would be fired if they lost, that's just wistful thinking by some hacks who don't like him.

[taxbuster]

Originally Posted by thefoss1957

Not a big fan of any of the Sutters that I've seen coach...just not enough offensive creativity in their systems...the Kings have struggled, at times, to generate scoring...Babcock and Q, however, seem to have teams that can play enough D, AND find ways to cause opponents to fear more than just a hot goalie...Babcock getting a mostly Grand Rapids quality roster to the postseason has easily been the most impressive coaching feat this year...and as a Blackhawk fan, it always pains me to accord much credit to Detroit.

You might not be a Darryl fan, but there are three things that are pretty undeniable: he got the 04 Flames to play WAY above their heads - he got their egos out of the way and drove that team. He got the Kings going the same way the year they won the Cup...just played for each other, not lip service, but by each individual finding internal commitment to the team.

And the same thing was reflected last night in that game (and the three preceding ones). Watching the game, which I really don't care about as neither is "my" team, I saw the Kings do what they do best: they take a straight line - the absolutely shortest distance - to the puck every time they can. If that means running someone over, so be it. They were absolutely unbelievable in how fast they got on the puck carrier.

That's coaching.

[belsarius]

Just makes me feel like the biggest mistake Sutter ever did in Calgary as GM was step down as coach. All the talk of Iginla's prime and those stacked teams being wasted from '06-'10 really could have been fixed if he just kept coaching.

Terrible GM, undeniably great coach.

[badger89]

Originally Posted by puckluck2

His pressers are always pure comedy.

Classic! He managed to say just 25 words. What's the over/under on his next presser?

[Gaskal]

"It seemed like your 3rd line had a really great game tonight."

Darryl: "Who was.....who was that...?"

"The Stoll - Williams - King line."

Darryl: "Yep, they're good."


Lol priceless.