Hartley squeezes about as much effort out of this team as Brian Sutter did back in the 90s. It doesn't really matter what legendary coach would be behind the bench right now, the results wouldn't be much better.
In 2/3 years when the message starts getting old, and the players start getting better and you need to take the next step, you might want to think about a change. But now, there's no reason to shake things up.
My only reservation is his favoring of vets over younger kids in certain situations. I hope he's as much of a teacher as he is a taskmaster.
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