Former NHL Head Coach Fights Player Over Captaincy
Darryl Sutter's time as head coach of the Calgary Flames can be described as infamous. The Flames made a few playoff appearances but never any truly deep runs in his tenure. During his final season, many reports and stories started to arise about how toxic of an environment Sutter had created in the locker room.
Weegar Speaks About Darryl Sutter
One such instance of this was revealed by current Calgary Flames defenseman MacKenzie Weegar. He detailed several shouting matches that would take place between Sutter and veteran Mikael Backlund. Reportedly Backlund was livid that he was not named the next captain of the Flames. This led him to question and argue with Sutter on a regular basis.
Weegar went on to say he believed a change was necessary and that he is looking forward to a fresh start.
Flames Move Forward With Huska
With such a toxic culture and regular internal fighting, it's incredible that the Flames almost made the playoffs. Under new head coach Ryan Huska they will look to do less arguing and more winning going forward
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| POLL | ||
JUILLET 29 | 121 ANSWERS Former NHL Head Coach Fights Player Over Captaincy Have you ever gotten into a fight with a coach? | ||
| Yes | 51 | 42.1 % |
| No | 70 | 57.9 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Zachary Werenski | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Sean Monahan | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Jesper Bratt | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Jack Hughes | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Nikita Kucherov | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Kent Johnson | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Mitchell Chaffee | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Anthony Cirelli | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Conor Geekie | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Brandon Hagel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Stefan Noesen | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Igor Sharangovich | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Dmitry Voronkov | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Ivan Barbashev | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Noah Hanifin | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Kirill Marchenko | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Cole Sillinger | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Mackenzie Weegar | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Cam Atkinson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Drake Batherson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 19 | 16 | 3 | - | 32 | |
Hurricanes | 18 | 14 | 4 | - | 28 | |
Capitals | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 27 | |
Wild | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 27 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Devils | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
Stars | 18 | 12 | 6 | - | 24 | |
Golden Knights | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 24 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||