TSN is reporting that a deal to bring Brent Sutter on as the head coach of the Calgary Flames is well underway and that the announcement should be made sometime tomorrow.  Of course, the news shouldn’t come as a shock to most people since the rumors about him sitting behind Calgary’s bench started immediately after (and even a little before) he resigned from his duties with the New Jersey Devils.
Since there was still a year left in Sutter’s contract with New Jersey, Lou Lamoriello (GM of the Devils) will have to give the Flames organization permission to talk to him.
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TSN is reporting that Brent Sutter is no longer the coach of the New Jersey Devils and has cited personal and family reasons as the motivation for stepping down.  I don’t know if anyone is shocked but I’m a little surprised since he did still have a year left in his contract.
Of course, everyone is wondering if he’s going to be making a move to the recently vacant head coach position with the Calgary Flames since the general manager is his brother, Darryl Sutter.  Since he’s breaking his contract, the Flames would have to talk to New Jersey Devils’ GM, …read more

I cannot believe it but general manager, Darryl Sutter, has decided that the entire coaching staff for the Calgary Flames has to be replaced.  At least Mike Keenan (who was fired as head coach just days ago) can find some comfort in the fact that Sutter thinks the organization needs a complete overhaul.  I can’t believe it, though.  For a team that has consistently been making it to the playoffs in recent history, it’s a pretty big risk to get rid of everyone but I guess he feels that it must be done.
At today’s press conference, I was expecting …read more