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Darryl Sutter Wants Improvement From Top Players
by Paul on 03/29/09 at 10:11 AM ET
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from Eric Francis of the Calgary Sun,
Currently ranked 25th in the loop with an average of 3.05 goals surrendered per game, the high-flying Flames have completely abandoned the defence-first system Sutter implemented when he coached the squad up until three years ago. That’s almost a goal-per-game more than the top-ranked Boston Bruins. No other team ranked worse than 21st in the category is playoff-bound.
But the big problem his team is having now is much broader than that.
“I just think our top players all at once aren’t playing very well,” said Sutter, whose club lost seven of its last 10 games before last night.
“We’re sort of in a position where we’re comfortable with a playoff spot and everyone else is playing and fighting like hell to get one. If our top guys get back to playing, we’ll stay in first place.”
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