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Originally Posted by BigRed
Credit where credit is due: Hartley completely changed the culture of the team, from country club to scrappy and hungry. That's a foundation to build on, and he deserves to be acknowledged for it.
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I believe he's getting too much credit for this. He didn't change it when Iginla was the captain. The culture changed when Giordano took over the leadership. I believe he's just as much to do with the culture change than Hartley is.
Nobody was thinking extension when the team was getting shut out every other night in January. Every new season is different and we have seen a lot of really good coaches have nightmare seasons were everything goes wrong and they have to go. I just don't think Hartley has accomplished enough in two years to warrant such a following as one year was a disaster and the other was a great work ethic but still the lowest finish in franchise history. It seems like fans don't have patience anymore. When a coach has a bad year it's "Fire him" when he has a good year "give him an extension". Why wouldn't you wait to see if he can replicate last year before extending him for one good season's work?