The true story behind Darryl Sutter/Jakob Pelletier feud revealed and it’s worse than we thought…

It has gone downhill for Calgary Flames head coach Darryl Sutter especially since his disrespectful conduct after being asked about rookie Jakob Pelletier’s debut in January.

As you may recall, Sutter responded satirically about Pelletier’s NHL debut, asking what his number was before reading out his stats.

The rest of the dressing room did not appreciate it and Sutter was met by GM Brad Treliving to discuss the incident.

The incident was brought into people’s mind earlier this week when Sutter decided to scratch Pelletier as part of a significant shakeup of the lines after snapping a six-year losing skid in Vegas.

Fans were upset and got even more fuelled by insider Frank Seravalli who revealed the true story behind this ongoing Sutter / Pelletier feud on Daily Face-Off, as they discussed how players in the Flames’ dressing room are unhappy under Sutter. This is what Seravalli revealed:

“The short story of it is they wanted to know if [Pelletier] was going to make his debut or not, and they wanted to get his parents in there to see it, and Darryl wouldn’t give them an answer. So finally it took another player to go upstairs and say ‘what are we doing here? This kid is hanging around, is he making his debut or not? And if he is, at least give him enough courtesy to say you’re in, let’s get your parents in here to make sure they see your first NHL game.’ Apparently the story goes that after that happened and he finally said yes he’s playing, that’s the reaction that you then get. ‘Oh you forced my hand into me playing this kid, this is how I’m going to handle it publicly. Just to let everyone know that this should have been my call.’ That was his way of pushing back. And that’s the stuff that goes on behind the scenes that drives people absolutely bananas.”

When Pelletier was scratched, the 22-year-old forward demonstrated a maturity far beyond his years, saying:
“It’s part of the process,” said Pelletier. “We’re still young guys, so we just have to learn from the mistake you made.

Pelletier was out of the lineup again on Tuesday in a 4-3 loss at the hands of the Chicago Blackhawks.

Sutter would never admit to his mistake in this case. And it explains how he could likely be fired this summer, especially if the Flames cannot clinch a playoff spot in the coming week.

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