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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
He is notorious for playing vets. Turris ran out of town because of Tippet. I can't imagine a worse coach for this time-frame for the Flames, actually.
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Was Hartley any different? Benched Baertschi every chance he got. Begin got a phantom high-stick penalty late in the 2nd? Better not let Baertschi set foot on the ice in the third. Forgetting that Baertschi was on the fourth line to begin with.
Fine, Baertschi was probably not ready for the NHL. But give the kid some confidence, placing him on the fourth line and benching him anytime he even thought about making a mistake? That's terrible. Should have had the foresight just to keep him down in the AHL, which we can blame on Feaster if we want but if their not communicating might as well fire both of em.
And Baertschi did have good shifts, even games, but was never rewarded for them. Even if he was operating under a win-now mandate, doesn't seem like that's changing next year.
Hartley should have been fired right before the first game when it was announced T.J. "Brightspot" Brodie was watching the game from the pressbox.