This team was borderline uncoachable while Iginla and Pals felt entitled to ignore the system and play as they please. We finally have a regime and the personnel in place where players can be held accountable - all players. Not surprisingly we're seeing a lot more energy and buy-in right through the lineup.
IMHO, that's what Hitchcock we alluding to when he said Hartley is not going to put up with stuff that he had to put up with last year. For the first time since Sutter left the bench, the coach is the top dog on this team.
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