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Originally Posted by squiggs96
The Flames record after the line brawl in Vancouver was one of the better ones in the league too. Once they gelled, we saw some great games. They also lost a ton of 1 goal games, even with all the rookies and goalies in the lineup.
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My only fear is we have seen these 2nd half season streaks by teams like the Leafs and Oilers trick the fans into thinking they were closer than they really were only to see those team regress the next season. IMO Hartley got the team to play hard almost every night which is no small feat in the NHL but if Burke is serious about letting the GM do his own thing I believe Treliving should be making the call here and I feel it would be pretty bizarre for an incoming GM to come in and extend a head coach that hasn't even coached a game under his supervision.
I really don't get why so many feel it has to be done right away as the team really has nothing to gain from it. Year one from Hartley was horrible and year two was good not great. Not sure one season where they finished 26th makes him a slam dunk to get an extension prior to seeing how year three plays out. If Treliving extends him in the offseason and they have a nightmare season finishing 30th with the worst season in franchise history people will be pointing at Treliving for extending him so early so I just don't see the upside.