Also, ricardodw, this last statement is absolutely ridiculous:
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Originally Posted by ricardodw
What Hartley gets out of Stajan who likely has signed his last big contract and Raymond who just became financial secure for life will be an indication if he is really an NHL level coach.
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Stajan could end up being the team's 4th line centre and Raymond is 1 season removed from only staying in the NHL by the skin of his PTO contract.
Do you really judge a coach exclusively by how he handles 4th liners and retreads? Regardless of what they're being paid you can't polish a turd. Do you judge Scotty Bowman by how he got Darren McCarty or Kirk Maltby to play? Because that's about the level of talent you're talking about.
In 5 years time we'll judge Hartley on how his mentorship benefited (or didn't) Monahan, Gaudreau, Bennett, Colborne, Backlund, Bouma and Brodie.