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Originally Posted by Textcritic
I think that this is really key here. Regardless of what you think about Hartley; ether you think he is a good coach or not, what should be obvious to everyone is that he needs to be firm with his decisions and in his interactions with players.
It is silly to think that this somehow has the potential to permanently damage Baertschi. For gods sake, he's an elite level professional hockey player! I'm quite certain that he has encountered his fair share of hard-ass coaches in his time; a handful of healthy scratches in his rookie / sophomore season are not suddenly going to throw him off the rails and turn him into a quivering puddle of mush. Some of you people are ridiculous.
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Maybe it doesn't damage Baertschi as a hockey player but if it damages Baertschi as a Calgary Flame then screw Hartley. He'll be gone in a year or two while Baertschi will likely be here long term but not with the way he's being treated.