[Julian McKenzie] Former #Flames head coach Bob Hartley interviewed Jonathan Huberdeau on @BPMSportsRadio. Asked about how Darryl Sutter handled Jakob Pelletier’s debut & what players thought. “Why say that to the media and then go see the kid to tell him he played well?”
Former #Flames head coach Bob Hartley interviewed Jonathan Huberdeau on @BPMSportsRadio. Asked about how Darryl Sutter handled Jakob Pelletier's debut & what players thought.
"Why say that to the media and then go see the kid to tell him he played well?"https://t.co/2kXKeNXTI9
— Julian McKenzie (@jkamckenzie) May 1, 2023
by DekeKneePulls
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>Excerpt from how Huberdeau reacted to Sutter firing: “…It really didn’t click between me and Darryl last year. There were a lot of factors. There was a big difference in points between my last two years. And the style of play he wanted to play, it didn’t fit my style of game. Having a new coach is going to help my game and my confidence, too.” Jonathan Huberdeau, en Français, did not hold back there.
>Huberdeau on Pelletier (extended): “We were all disappointed. Especially for a young kid who comes in and doesn’t need that as a young player. He just wants to play well for himself and the team. In the media, we were all pretty surprised. We were saying ‘That’s Darryl’…
Absolute bullshit that Sutter was too stubborn to adjust his strategy to match the kind of players he had. Now it cost us the season and a good GM.
Yeah glad that clown is gone. His toxic work environment wasted a year of my Flames Fandom so hopefully he stays in his ranch and never comes near the Flames again
Well, fuck me sideways.
Well, fuck me sideways.
I’m not sure I’ve ever really seen players come out publicly and say things like this lol
Lot of fans defended sutter and brushed the Pelletier comments off as not being a big deal. Oops
lol remember how so many people tried to pretend like Sutter’s embarrassingly unprofessional tantrum over Pelletier finally playing was a complete nothing burger and that no one cared?
Whoops. Turns out it helped get him fired. Good riddance
Jonathan will not stand for dismissal of his sweet baby nephew. Not by coach. Not by anyone.
Where are the Sutter bootlickers now? I remember getting downvoted to hell for saying he was the problem halfway thru the season. This is sweet, sweet victory 🙂 haha
Go off King. Huberdeau was probably waiting all season to speak his mind
Huberdeau will be protective of his adopted son Jacob. Nobody denies the French connection
The biggest red flag was his usage of Markstrom when he was falling flat on his face during the playoffs last season. He was so stubborn that he kept using Markstrom, hoping he could find himself. Yet the season series proved he was not fit for the starter to play against the Oilers. That’swhen i could tell Sutter was not the coach this team needed regardless of the season. I was told i was outlandish for saying that. Guess i got the last laugh, but at what cost….. we lost chucky and maybe even johnny because of this coach.
The biggest red flag was his usage of Markstrom when he was falling flat on his face during the playoffs last season. He was so stubborn that he kept using Markstrom, hoping he could find himself. Yet the season series proved he was not fit for the starter to play against the Oilers. That’s when i could tell Sutter was not the coach this team needed regardless of the season. I was told i was outlandish for saying that. Guess i got the last laugh, but at what cost….. we lost chucky and maybe even johnny because of this coach.
This is why I believe his agents tweet wasn’t just him going rouge but speaking for his client
I still don’t get why this was such a huge deal. If he’s delivering a positive message to the player face-to-face in the dressing room, then that’s all that should matter. Who gives a shit what he says in the post-game presser? That’s for the media.
We’ll never know the full story since none of us are in that dressing room. But my concern is that we have some incredibly fragile egos on this team. Tyler Toffoli figured it out, no problem. What’s the excuse for everyone else? I don’t want to see the team run by some pushover coach while the players turn the Saddledome into a country club. I’ve seen that movie before and it sucks. I’m extremely excited about the possibility of being proven wrong next year.
Everyone talking about the Pelletier press conference, but it wasn’t even the worst one for me.
Go back to the Edmonton series and Sutter fields a question about McDavid. Sutter says something to the effect of “If he’s playing his best, then good luck to them against the Avalanche”. Essentially telling his team that they won’t be able to win.
Who does that? Even if it’s true, why would you say something like that? Imagine your boss telling your whole company at a meeting that you’re screwed with this project that you’re working on?
I thought it was a really bad look at the time. And maybe it was just a coincidence, but the team played like McDavid couldn’t be beat the rest of the series.
So we’ve fired two coaches one year after they won the Jack Adam’s right?