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Gaskal · 11-04-2015, 06:12 PM

What worries me most about Hartley's performance this year is that I'm not seeing nearly as much of "Always earned, never given". And when the accountability in the room suffers a setback, that's never good for the team.

Monahan struggles? 1st line minutes.
Giordano struggles? 1st pairing minutes.
Wideman ####s the bed repeatedly? 1st pairing minutes.
Goalie stunk it up? Well, I guess that's a different story altogether.

He's still demoting/sitting some people when they're in an 'off' phase (like Jooris, Raymond, Bollig) but he's giving IMO waaaaaaay too much slack to the veterans. Ice time in upcoming games should be kept to a "what have you done for me lately" basis, but Hartley seems to go with a "what did you do for me last season" basis. When the players behind the top lines are doing significantly better but still not getting the ice time, where's their motivation?

Any time you're gonna keep loading on the minutes on your best players even when they're struggling, that really hurts the organizational culture. What Hartley should do to reset the accountability in the room:

-Promote Bennett - Gaudreau - RW to 1st line (because they've been playing like it)
-Pressbox Wideman
-If Gio still keeps struggling with Brodie, demote him to 2nd pairing.
-If Hamilton keeps improving, stick him with Brodie instead.

11-04-2015, 06:12 PM	#77
Gaskal Franchise Player Join Date: Nov 2013 Exp:	What worries me most about Hartley's performance this year is that I'm not seeing nearly as much of "Always earned, never given". And when the accountability in the room suffers a setback, that's never good for the team. Monahan struggles? 1st line minutes. Giordano struggles? 1st pairing minutes. Wideman ####s the bed repeatedly? 1st pairing minutes. Goalie stunk it up? Well, I guess that's a different story altogether. He's still demoting/sitting some people when they're in an 'off' phase (like Jooris, Raymond, Bollig) but he's giving IMO waaaaaaay too much slack to the veterans. Ice time in upcoming games should be kept to a "what have you done for me lately" basis, but Hartley seems to go with a "what did you do for me last season" basis. When the players behind the top lines are doing significantly better but still not getting the ice time, where's their motivation? Any time you're gonna keep loading on the minutes on your best players even when they're struggling, that really hurts the organizational culture. What Hartley should do to reset the accountability in the room: -Promote Bennett - Gaudreau - RW to 1st line (because they've been playing like it) -Pressbox Wideman -If Gio still keeps struggling with Brodie, demote him to 2nd pairing. -If Hamilton keeps improving, stick him with Brodie instead. __________________ Until the Flames make the Western Finals again, this signature shall remain frozen.