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Originally Posted by Tacopuck
I'll hold judgment to see who the Flame replacement is however I believe Hartley earned another year.
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I liked him two years ago but "earned another year"? I never quite understood this train of thought. Sentiment isn't worth much in sport, we're not exactly discussing a tactical mastermind here. The stretch pass every time strategy was figured out pretty quickly and it didn't look like what he brought was a recipe for long term success. Combine that with his penchant for infuriating player decisions and a staff that didn't seem to grasp how to coach special teams and he was lucky to be able to finish out the year IMO.
Great guy to kick-start the rebuild but the team was never taking the proverbial next step with him. No ill will towards him, he did what he could but now it's time to try and move up a tier.