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Originally Posted by Pointman
A honest question here. Is Hartley's job to win games or to do whatever is the best for organization? What happens if the Flames feel they need to ice some player because they need to showcase him for trade or they want to develop him or whatever, but the coach doesn't feel like said player gives him best chance to win? If coach only cares about his W-L record and doesn't care about organization's interests, isn't he a bit like a player, who only cares about his own stats and doesn't care about the team?
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I think in the short-term, and with short-term decisions, his job is to win games in the here and now.
In the long-term his job is also to help develop players and improve them.
But I think as soon as the GM starts demanding lineup decisions to showcase players or whatever, you are entering dangerous territory.
The coach must care about the organization in the long-run, but when it comes to who he puts on the ice tonight - he must have the empowerment to ice the team he thinks has the best chance of winning.