Hartley has also lost training camp, which is invaluable when you have a handful of new faces on the team.
He's also lost a top 3 centre in Backlund, and what was supposed to be a top 2 Centre in Cervenka, who is more comfortable on the wing now.
I'd say Hartley has been doing a fine job with what has been put in front of him, unfortunately he doesn't have the luxury of a slow start like Sutter did, seeing as the first 20 is nearly half a season, rather than a quarter. Pace definitely needs to be picked up, or Feaster may actually have to learn how to be a GM come deadline.
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