Kings' Sutter evolves, avoids culvert
/The Los Angeles Times demonstrates how Kings coach Darryl Sutter has evolved with the times as a coach in the National Hockey League, which led to another beautiful line from one of the best quotes in the game.
"Anybody that has had success over a long time, it's not just the game that's changed," Sutter said. "People have changed. It's no different than anything we do in our life. The only way to be successful is to adapt.
"If we didn't change from 30 years ago, we'd probably be in a culvert somewhere. Think about it."
Indeed.
Solid stuff from Mike Richards in the article about why the players respect Sutter, but this insight from TSN analyst Ray Ferraro was worth mentioning as well.
"I think Darryl has evolved," Ferraro said. "He's got a better connection to the players than he's ever had and I also think that Darryl plays up the country-bumpkin in L.A. thing to as high a level as you can because Darryl's into the analytics stuff, but he would never let anybody know.
"Darryl's eye for the game and the in-game adjustments, to me, are of somebody that is built to coach. There's nothing fancy about anything Darryl does. He's more accepting and more advanced along the technical path than people give him credit for and he's also smart enough to know he's got these two assistant coaches that were head coaches. Darryl doesn't have to send a message all the time."
Source: Lisa Dillman, Los Angeles Times