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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
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Hartley was great at developing young players in Colorado and it was a big reason they were good in his time there.
Hartley played a role in developing the following NHLers: Tanguay, Hejduk, Drury, Deadmarsh, Vrbata, Reinprect, Heatley, Kovalchuk, Stefan, Lehtonen, and Coburn.
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I'll address the Atlanta ones.
Both Heatley and Kovalchuk had 1.5 seasons full seasons in the NHL before Hartley came along, they were both well established NHLers by that point. Heatley had over 100 points by then and Kovalchuk wasn't far behind.
Patrik Stefan? Seriously? The guy was out of the NHL before Hartley was fired in Atlanta. I don't even know how you could even consider him a player who Hartley developed or had much of a postive influence on.
Lehtonen? Not too sure how much coaching he is giving the goalie. But ok.
Coburn was probably one of his biggest mistakes as a head coach. He blossemed into a solid player after he left Atlanta. He was a frequent healthy scratch during his final season in Atlanta.