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Originally Posted by Poe969
I don't think his biggest problem is that Hartley isn't a fan....at all. I think his biggest problem is that there are better options than him. He doesn't do anything great, he doesn't seem to do anything bad but what does that make him? He's fairly average at this point. You don't want an average guy in the top 4 and you'd rather see if someone who's really good in some aspect can shine in the bottom pairing. He needs to find what'll make him better and focus on that aspect. If it's being defensive, then he needs to work on that and up his physical play. If it's being offensive then he has to work on his skating and learn to join the rush.
I don't think Hartley "dislikes" anyone, I just think he likes the best options for the team.
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I didn't say Hartley dislikes him. And I agree that I don't think he dislikes anyone.
But every person has their favourite players, and players they aren't as keen on. It is simple human nature.
Take any player on the team or any prospect and ask 100 people what they think of that player and you will get 100 different answers. That's just the way it is.
I wasn't insulting Hartley or blaming him for Wotherspoon's lack of success so far.
I am merely suggesting that Wotherspoon is good enough to be playing in the NHL right now.
I think some people see a stay-at-home, defense-first type of defenseman and automatically think 'not very good'. And that is not always accurate.