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Originally Posted by hockey.modern
Roger Millions @RogMillions:
Hartley's quote of the day..."you can't find a lion in a poodle shop". Wonder what he means by that? #Flames
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Bob's quotes don't sound nearly as crafty or funny when his team is struggling as it is. If they lose tonight he's going to have to start look at doing the difficult things like benching some players that aren't getting it done. Last year he was a lame duck head coach in the last year of his deal with a team saddled with low expectations. With nothing to lose he took the bull by the horns and sent messages early to guys like Wideman that if you played like crap you would spend evenings in the press box. The team seemed to rally around the mantra that if you worked hard you would play. Now that he's secured the contract and the team is now playing far below expectations it feels like he's in a bit of a job preservation mode right now as he's not making those tough moves possibly because he fears losing the locker room. If the team plays like this all season it won't matter because he's likely not going to be back next year so I would suggest that he goes back to what worked last season and playing players that earn ice time.