Cripes sakes - the mention of Hitchcock makes me cringe. There's no way you'd want him as a Flames coach, ever! Hartley is fine with the Flames. Hartley's style of quick puck moving suits the way their young players want to play - with speed, skill, and moving the puck up the ice. With coaches like Hitchcock, it's gonna bore the hell out of everyone. Flames are build a team around Gaudreau and a fast moving defence, not an old style trap system. That almost killed the NHL back in the 90's and into the 2000's. No way!
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