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Originally Posted by nik-
Lol what does this prove? Hartley couldn't even get him to play like he gave a damn last year! Who cares about some random event that may have happened in the past. Hartley is so great an inspirer that Tanguay floated and pouted his way off his team.
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Joining in on this fun... clearly if Sven/Backlund weren't struggling, this isn't a story. But when our crown jewel of a pick, who a few years ago was an enthusiastic player eager to learn suddenly has a attitude problem? Then yeah, Scott Parker's comments are a match - not the fuel. Is Hartley supposed to be some sort of great teacher? There was no interest for almost a decade for him, and the justification for him being a great teacher of "tough love" is the guy who actually cried and sulked his way off the Flames not once, but twice. Uh huh....
Granted, 2 great stories above (Patrick Roy, the Hitman practise) that give me some faith... but Scott Parker's comments, no matter how big of a plug he is, doesn't really help Hartleys case of being a great teacher as long as Sven/Backlund aren't developing.