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Originally Posted by trackercowe
While I agree with you, he wasn't that successful in Atlanta for the record. One playoff appearance, and zero playoff wins in 4+ years with the Thrashers was a very poor record.
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Hartley won with a loaded Avalanche team in a totally different style of NHL, on and off the ice.
Since that SC win he made the playoffs twice in past 11 years. Like Feaster,out of the league entirely for a few years then over to coach in the Swiss league until he calls up Feaster who was trying to squeeze the last out of the core. He failed in that and, as has been mentioned, made this team noticeably worse with a lineup very close to what Brent had.
As for letting them flounder another year, don't think that will fly with the owners. Chances are that all this cap space will be chewed up this year,signing guys to multi year deals that will still be here when Hartley and Feaster are gone, leaving a mess for the next crew to clean up.
Time for making that long term change is now, not after pissing away a draft and buyout period and tens in millions in cap space, under a gm and coach that don't have a long leash, and certianly not 3-5 years of security at this point IMO.