[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

That's not really what I see happening. There are a number of posters that are critical about management, but what I think people are taking issue with is the fact that you have taken it upon yourself to remind everyone about your displeasure at every opportunity, whether or not it is germane to the topic under discussion. We get it. You don't like Hartley. You don't need to litter every thread on the board with criticisms about coaching. In a thread about Gaudreau's great season, and a discussion about his expected professional debut in 2014, it is unnecessary to complain about the Flames coaches.

For the record, I don't think Hartley is a great coach. I also don't think he is a terrible coach. He is probably an average NHL coach, perhaps maybe even a little better than that, but honestly, I don't think it matters much at this point in the Flames's trajectory. For the next few years the most important things for this team will be to focus on the development of their young players into seasoned NHL regulars. There needs to be a strong focus on discipline, hard work, routine, and the general day-to-day requirements for coping with a long 82-game schedule. At minimum, the Flames coaching staff are providing that much. They are teaching the kids to work their asses off, to avoid falling into bad habits, to develop a successful routine.

Hartley & co. are providing that much, and that's enough for now.

Haven't seen you posting for a while but I agree with you in that my original comment in this thread was probably not warranted and for the most part I have kept that stuff to Hartley specific threads. Everyone makes mistakes and I will accept that in this occasion.