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Erick Estrada · 11-15-2013, 07:16 AM

Flames came out of the gates and surprised some teams. They were putting out solid efforts and outplaying more talented opposition. Soon a little reality set in when the rest of the league shook off the rust and the Flames lost some close games. Not a big deal because the effort was still high which is the most fans could hope for on a rebuilding team but unfortunately Bob Hartley panicked and started tinkering with what was working. Benching players, demoting players, continually revolving the bottom defensive pair and 4th line. The roster has been continuously changing and it coincides with the Flames current stretch of 2 wins in the last 10. Now a lot of those players that were playing hard in the beginning of the season have lost their confidence and are just scared to make mistakes knowing Bob has a warm seat in the press box for certain players. Can't wait to see who he singles out for last nights game and what new 4th line and 3rd defensive pairing he comes up with for the Oilers.

I'm not going to miss Bob Hartley when he gets fired. Not the right coach for a rebuild and not an NHL head coach end of story. If you put Dallas Eakins and Bob Hartley together I'm still not sure if you have a good NHL head coach. That's how bad things are in Alberta right now.

11-15-2013, 07:16 AM	#143
Erick Estrada Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Fernando Valley Exp:	Flames came out of the gates and surprised some teams. They were putting out solid efforts and outplaying more talented opposition. Soon a little reality set in when the rest of the league shook off the rust and the Flames lost some close games. Not a big deal because the effort was still high which is the most fans could hope for on a rebuilding team but unfortunately Bob Hartley panicked and started tinkering with what was working. Benching players, demoting players, continually revolving the bottom defensive pair and 4th line. The roster has been continuously changing and it coincides with the Flames current stretch of 2 wins in the last 10. Now a lot of those players that were playing hard in the beginning of the season have lost their confidence and are just scared to make mistakes knowing Bob has a warm seat in the press box for certain players. Can't wait to see who he singles out for last nights game and what new 4th line and 3rd defensive pairing he comes up with for the Oilers. I'm not going to miss Bob Hartley when he gets fired. Not the right coach for a rebuild and not an NHL head coach end of story. If you put Dallas Eakins and Bob Hartley together I'm still not sure if you have a good NHL head coach. That's how bad things are in Alberta right now. Last edited by Erick Estrada; 11-15-2013 at 07:18 AM.