Brian Burke has made the mandate of providing entertaining hockey. So Hartley cannot trap and dump and chase, which is what you do when you have a poor roster
Brad Treviling has provided Hartley with a roster that lacks a number one centre and number one goalie, as well as scoring threats up front other than Gaudreau and now Bennett.
IMO, Hartley has got the most out of a lot of players he's given, as well as performed admirably in the standings in a system and roster he's restricted to. He's the coach to team in it's 3rd year in a rebuild and has made the playoffs last year, as well as kept this team in the mix until the wire of this year.
If Trevy can provide Hartley with a number one centre and top 6 RW, as well as number one goalie, Hartley would be able to play the system he's mandated to a lot more effectively
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