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Sutter Abandoned The Devils
by Paul on 06/24/09 at 08:30 AM ET
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from Tom Gulitti of Fire & Ice,
Two years later, Sutter is in Calgary and the Devils are looking for another coach with another personality that will require adjusting to and, possibly, more system alterations.
Brent Sutter did not fulfill his promise with the Devils. He abandoned them after two seasons in which he could not get them out of the first round of the playoffs. He had his reasons for leaving, but he abandoned them nonetheless.
So, there is reason for the players to be uspet with him for leaving them. It’s also understandable why owner Jeff Vanderbeek said he was left with a bad taste in his mouth by Sutter’s quick move to Calgary.
As GM, Lou Lamoriello’s job is to stay even keeled. Vanderbeek was a fan before he was an owner and, in some ways, he still thinks like a fan.
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I understand Mr. Gulitti’s point, but would he also argue that when Lou Lamoriello fired Claude Julien or Robbie Ftorek (sp?)—or any other coach before the end of their contract—he “abandoned” them?
Posted by YzermanZetterberg on 06/24/09 at 08:32 AM ET