Devilsdude530 Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 (edited) When asked afterward if his team handed the game to the Habs, Devils coach Brent Sutter angrily replied, “Damn right we did.”Sutter was so upset that he ordered a 30-minute team stationary bicycle workout after the game before the players could head their separate ways for the break. “If they don't like it, too bad,” Sutter said. “Patting themselves on the back. They've already got their plans going to Vegas or wherever they’re going when the game is half over. I can't accept that. They can work in the gym now if they don't want to work on the ice." Edited January 25, 2008 by Devilsdude530 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeeter Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 http://njmg.typepad.com/devilsblog/2008/01...-an-e.html#more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatansDevils Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Gotta love Sutter and watching that game from my seat was very difficult. That third period was brutal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilinLA Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 That's why I hope he is part of this organization for the rest of his life. I would love to see any and all quotes from his post game press conference tonight since I was so lucky enough to be there. Absolutely.... this team doesn't deserve a Vegas trip right now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyFan42 Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Here's what I want to know: It's a little more obvious in other quotes than in this one, but Sutter says he saw this coming in the SECOND period. Why didn't he say anything during intermission, then? Why did he wait until the final minute of the game to call a timeout if it was obvious the team was falling apart earlier in the period? And this isn't the first time he's done this, either. It seems Sutter is far too content to stand there and watch as the guys take a dump on the ice and then bitch about it to the press afterward rather then being an actual coach and trying to coach the guys during the game. He's more concerned with blaming everyone else and washing his hands of the situation rather than making an attempt to resolve the situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilinLA Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Here's what I want to know: It's a little more obvious in other quotes than in this one, but Sutter says he saw this coming in the SECOND period. Why didn't he say anything during intermission, then? Why did he wait until the final minute of the game to call a timeout if it was obvious the team was falling apart earlier in the period? And this isn't the first time he's done this, either. It seems Sutter is far too content to stand there and watch as the guys take a dump on the ice and then bitch about it to the press afterward rather then being an actual coach and trying to coach the guys during the game. He's more concerned with blaming everyone else and washing his hands of the situation rather than making an attempt to resolve the situation. In his defence, I recall him calling a TO in the Thrasher or Montreal game at the top of Period 3 when things loosened up and started to break down, and even though he did, the guys couldn't focus enough to hold the game together. I do think Sutter would be the first to be accountable for the loss, regardless of how the players performed. He doesn't strike me as they type to make excuses to shift blame from himself. Realistically, he can jump around, yell at them, or dram cartoons on his clipboard all he wants...but if the guys aren't "mentally" prepared to hold a lead, nothing he can do in the 3rd period will change that. His big message, it has seemed, is to some extent he is trying to make the "players" accountable....even the 2/3 time SC cup icons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilish34 Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Here's what I want to know: It's a little more obvious in other quotes than in this one, but Sutter says he saw this coming in the SECOND period. Why didn't he say anything during intermission, then? Maybe he did and they just didn't respond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevsFireOnIce Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devils731 Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Sutter is probably the most aggressive Devils coach ever when it comes to using timeouts so I can't fault him for not using it tonight because obviously he just didn't feel it was the right time to do so, not that he is scared to use it early in a game like almost all other NHL coaches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepperkorn Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 You know what I was thinking -- that our boys in red started watching the Pens game after Downie got pegged -- that's what they were playing like. but thinking about Las Vegas and their impending trip to the Spearmint Rhino makes even better sense. jackasses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerrydevil Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Here's what I want to know: It's a little more obvious in other quotes than in this one, but Sutter says he saw this coming in the SECOND period. Why didn't he say anything during intermission, then? Why did he wait until the final minute of the game to call a timeout if it was obvious the team was falling apart earlier in the period? And this isn't the first time he's done this, either. It seems Sutter is far too content to stand there and watch as the guys take a dump on the ice and then bitch about it to the press afterward rather then being an actual coach and trying to coach the guys during the game. He's more concerned with blaming everyone else and washing his hands of the situation rather than making an attempt to resolve the situation. Rowdy, I think you're too focused on immediate, regular-season results. Maybe you'd like to see Sutter fire up the boys through a lull during Game No. 41 or whatever the hell it is, but I like the MESSAGE after the game better --- because there's a lesson to be learned that can make this team better in the coming months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 (edited) Here's what I want to know: It's a little more obvious in other quotes than in this one, but Sutter says he saw this coming in the SECOND period. Why didn't he say anything during intermission, then? Why did he wait until the final minute of the game to call a timeout if it was obvious the team was falling apart earlier in the period? And this isn't the first time he's done this, either. It seems Sutter is far too content to stand there and watch as the guys take a dump on the ice and then bitch about it to the press afterward rather then being an actual coach and trying to coach the guys during the game. He's more concerned with blaming everyone else and washing his hands of the situation rather than making an attempt to resolve the situation. The whole arena could feel the team falling apart. After the second goal, when they gave up, I turned to my friend who is a Habs fan and said, "You guys are going to win this game. They've gone into 'ride Marty and hope we win' mode." If the fans can tell, and the coaches can tell, why does it need to be spelled out to the players? It doesn't. They had already given up, and Sutter knows that. The same thing happened in the third against Toronto, but Brodeur stood on his head. Edited January 25, 2008 by Devil Dan 56 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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