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Originally Posted by Wolven
Watching Stajan and Bouwmeester rebound after Sutter was fired definitely makes me wonder if Hagman would still be in the NHL if he hadn't come to the Flames.
Then I remembered that he had a chance to keep playing with the Ducks after getting away from the Flames and still played his way out of the NHL... ah well.
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Some players never bounce back after losing their confidence. I find it hard to believe he just lost his talent the moment he was traded. Especially considering he went from 69 goals in 202 games before joining the Flames to 17 goals 106 games with the Flames, is such a sharp decline that I would blame it on confidence. His goal production was literally cut more than in half, that is an astonishing drop off.
I could be wrong, because it is an assumption based on the way other players had their offensive game magically return the moment they got a different coach. I think Jokinen is another player that would have been very good under Hartley.