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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Coaches are often fired for reasons that have nothing to do with how good they are coaches. They're fall guys. How many coaches last more than three seasons out of the playoffs?
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I think a lot of Flames fans are still in the initial honeymoon stage of rebuilding to which there are no expectations and as long as the team plays hard we are happy. Issue is that honeymoon only lasts a season or two and eventually incremental improvement is expected. If the Flames perform worse than last season I imagine a lot of fans backing Hartley today may be changing their tune at the end of the season. It's the nature of sports and "what have you done for me lately". IMO there is no rush right now to get any deal done as Hartley is under contract for the season and lets see how things play out.