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Originally Posted by Bandwagon In Flames
Okay you win. Good job Hartley apologists.
Coaching is amazing for the Flames. Definitely not a problem. We are so lucky to have Bob Hartley. So much charisma, that silver fox.
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Who should they hire who's better? You don't just fire a coach (with a winning record last year) without a replacement who is an improvement. That's Oilerville (fire Kruger, hire Eakins).
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Raymond on the PP. Raymond's strength is offence. He plays better in open ice. This is when you play a guy like him.
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No timeout after Hiller let in 2 quick goals and the team was scrambling. Timeouts are overrated. Plus, the Flames were one goal down at that point, and if they were going to have to pull the goalie later, they'd likely need a timeout, assuming a faceoff in the other end.
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Bollig getting minutes over Grant just because an old Chris Neil was in the game I doubt that was the only reason, but Grant isn't some guaranteed improvement over Bollig (who I criticize often). We are talking 6 minutes that didn't go to Grant.
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Hiller not getting pulled after 4 goals on 16 shots. Even if it's not the goalies fault you still need to do something to send a message (It was the goalies fault though) Sometimes the message is "I'm leaving the goalie in - start playing better in front of him".
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No Bennett in Overtime even though he was 2nd star of the game and was a force with Gaudreau. I imagine they have set 3 on 3 lines that they've practiced with. This isn't pond hockey. 3 on 3 is a possession game, and maybe not Bennett's forte (yet). They'd won both of their OTs before, I might add. So they stuck with the guys who'd won those games (plus Brodie I guess).