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Originally Posted by browna
Hartley was brought in by the former GM, as a last ditch effort from the GM, for his coach to try and replicate his Colorado veteran experience.
Before last year, hadn't won a playoff game, let alone series, since 2001. He rules with a mean stick. Doesn't work on vets this day and age. That sort of attitude and disciplinarian is not bad to get the young guys new to the league, into the routine of accountability and a professional, but IMO, and have said this for a few years, he's not going to be the coach to get those guys to the next level in a few years. For this team, if it stays the course from Burke and Treliving, they'll have to move on from Hartley and his staff, fairly or unfairly.
Have to trust Burke and Treliving in this case (and hope the owners stay out of the decisions); when they see that the team has hit a wall with player development and team development, changes will be made at the top before they start regressing as players, and as a team. That's not yet this year, even if there are bumps in the road. Is it next year if this team is still at this point, 365 days from now? Maybe. Treliving has to do his part this season and offseason to get more of the right type of players and attitudes and skill on the roster, and then it will be up to Hartley to make sure the young guys on this team aren't tuning out his blunt message.
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It's the veterans who have been putting in effort other than Raymond and Wideman. Stajan, Jones, Smid, Engelland, Giordano and Frolik have all shown good effort most nights.
Besides, I don't think you can assume Hartley hasn't reconsidered his methods since his Colorado days. I assume a coach at the NHL has multiple tricks up their sleeve. Most NHL coaches nowadays are more like managers anyways. Roster decisions, scheduling activities, meetings, and preparation. Hence we see more assistant coaches drawing up the plays.