Sutter shocks the hockey world

Sutter shocks the hockey world

“Shameful,” “Disrespectful,” “Hockey Dinosaur,” “Racist,” Calgary Flames head coach Darryl Sutter drew insults from the hockey world after his controversial remarks about Quebec native Jakob Pelletier’s first game in the NHL.

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On Saturday night, after a 6-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, the accredited “tough guy” instructor played comedy when asked about his rookie player’s performance.

“Jakob Pelletier,” Sutter repeated. What’s his number? He then read all of No. 49’s stats while adjusting his glasses and looking at the score sheet.

“6:50 playing time, 43 seconds of power play, a shot on goal and a check” were his first comments without flinching.

“It’s the NHL. He’s 21 years old and has a long road ahead of him,” he said succinctly of the former Moncton Wildcats star.

Angry Quebecers

The video posted to social media of the coach’s comments went viral and the comments were very derogatory towards Sutter.

The Alberta native has been repeatedly accused of being racist towards Quebecers.

“A mean Tata, the Red Neck, no thanks. Anti-Quebecer as well,” commented a hockey fan on the La Poche Bleue Twitter account.

Additionally, the brother of the famous Sutter family has been singled out for his stormy relationship with Quebec native Jonathan Huberdeau since the start of the season.

In his second season in Los Angeles, Simon Gagné was also sidelined due to mood swings from then-Kings coach Darryl Sutter.

In the TVA Sports after-match, Guillaume Latendresse struggled to keep his words when he first heard the 64-year-old head coach’s replies.

“Jakob Pelletier, it’s his time […] And the other innocent [Darryl Sutter] will do that,” the former Canadian launched.

“When I’m the general manager I look at what happened to Johnny Gaudreau, to Matthew Tkachuk, I look at what he’s doing to Jonathan Huberdeau and a young man like this. I’m sorry my Sutter, but back to you farm and worse, quit coaching in the National League. Honestly it’s a shame, we don’t need guys like that to besmirch the National League,” he said in a burst of milk.

“Go Back to Jurassic Park”

His colleague from La Poche Bleue, Maxime Lapierre, also quickly took to Twitter.

“Wow! Shall we let him know Huberdeau had 100+ points last year? How to make a young man feel welcome in the NHL. It’s time to go back to Jurassic Park,” he wrote in English to make the hockey world react.

Supporters are concerned

When hockey fans in Quebec felt offended, Flames fans in turn expressed deep concern.

They criticize Darryl Sutter’s treatment of Jakob Pelletier, a first-round pick from the 2019 Flames.

“In Alberta, people are upset because the team doesn’t have many prospects. They didn’t like Sutter treating one of the organization’s only prospects like that,” said Julian McKenzie, who reports on the Flames for The Athletic.

However, a few days earlier with the Calgary journalists, the instructor had been quite flattering to his young contestant, comparing him to Andrew Mangiapane and Dillon Dube.

A statement that perhaps confirms the theory that Darryl Sutter is in a very bad mood on game days.

– With the collaboration of Kevin Dubé

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“When I’m the general manager I look at what happened to Johnny Gaudreau, to Matthew Tkachuk, I look at what he’s doing to Jonathan Huberdeau and a young man like this. I’m sorry my Sutter, but farm back to you and then stop coaching. »

– Guillaume Latendresse, TVA Sports-La Poche Bleue

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It’s really weird. For a while we just looked at each other and thought it was Darryl doing Darryl. There are days when he’s a really good guy and days when he seems in a hurry to leave the press conferences. »

–Julian McKenzie, The Athletic

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Hard to ignore Darryl Sutter last night. Jakob Pelletier is the Calgary Flames’ first first-round pick in the last five drafts to play in an NHL game, and Sutter claims he didn’t know Jakob Pelletier existed. »

– Ian Kennedy, Hockey News

The young man just lived a dream. He did it in front of his family and a national television audience [Hockey night in Canada]. But at the end of a full effort from his Flames, Darryl Sutter just couldn’t resist pouring a bucket of water on this performance. »

– Eric Francis, Sportsnet

Honestly, Darryl Sutter should be embarrassed by the way he answered the post-game question on Jakob Pelletier’s debut. For a coach who values ​​veterans, leadership and the maturity of older players, it was an unnecessarily immature moment. »

Darren Haynes, The Athlete

From the great Darryl Sutter. A total lack of respect for Jakob Pelletier playing his first game in the NHL. »

– Patrick Henry, Radio Canada (Alberta)