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Originally Posted by ComixZone
He's also played a strong game. His effort is consistent. He's not being outplayed by guys like Backlund, and Bennett's personal development is a huge piece to our long term success.
Hartley playing Ramo and Hiller, ignoring Ortio and pushing Bennett down the line-up for no reason is annoying me as a fan who wants to see long-term thinking.
I don't hate Hartley, but some of his line-up choices this year have been annoyingly short sighted.
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God, THIS is what is annoying and shortsighted.
With the way some of you guys talk, I will be forgiven for thinking that you have actually coached an NHL game before. Take a look at practically any other team board where rookies are struggling, and you will see the same complaints about coaches mismanaging young players. Contrary to popular belief, it is abundantly common for teenage rookies with only a handful of games to their credit to get heavy sheltering during games, and believe it or not, huge swaths of these developing players are not ruined by such treatment. If this is the standard procedure in the NHL, one would have to think that maybe the collective majority of the best hockey coaches in the world have a good handle on what really is best for young players.
This is not "long term thinking" on your part. This is impatience of a fan who is frustrated by the fact that as good a player as Bennett is, he is clearly not ready yet to play a bigger role. Get used to it. Because it could take another year.