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Originally Posted by Frank MetaMusil
I'm definitely not opposed to coaching criticism. It's frustrating as a fan when management allows an underachieving staff to coach out their contract.
I had the exact same mentality with Hartley's predecessor. 3 full seasons, zero playoff games, zero series wins. Hell, those teams even had a bonafide #1 in Kiprusoff.
I can't pile on the fire Hartley wagon yet, the Flames series victory over the Canucks bought a lot of goodwill with me.
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I hear you. I can see why Hartley deserves some goodwill and some slack. But I can't agree with anyone not seeing a problem with the coaching when it comes to special teams play.
Notwithstanding that goaltending makes a significant difference and some personnel maturation or changes may also improve special teams, there are definitely some systems issues and coaching that comes into play. Hartley and his staff deserve some scrutiny and criticism.