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Originally Posted by Badgers Nose
This is exactly right - hockey talk panelists gave him a lot of love for that this season as I recall. It's why his dismissal was a surprise.
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Especially after getting that team into the playoffs after the first 1/3rd they had. I think this is just a case of the Ducks re-arranging the deck chairs. Aging core, quick, do something! Anything! Before it's to late.... Blame Bruce!
Always one of the tougher things to see in hockey, how as little as one bad season suddenly means a coach forgets how to do his job. Seeing a team go "The coach isn't the problem" like the Bruins did with Julien this year is more surprising than seemingly finding a cop out.
I'm confident that wasn't the case with Hartley at least though. Treliving seems like he makes very smooth, calculated decisions.