Maybe they just didn't want to give him another year. I was part of the group that thought maybe he would get one more year and then they would go in a different direction because that seems to be generally how it goes... a coach will get 2 to 4 years depending on how it goes. But maybe BT didn't want to give him the opportunity to stick around... What if he gave Bob Hartley that extra year and the Flames go out and get a decent goalie, or Ortio has a good year, and all of a sudden the Flames are contending for a playoff position again... How do you get rid of the coach then?
Bob Hartley was supposed to be defensive-minded but everyone saying our defense was in shambles. Goaltending situation wasn't his fault but maybe that's why it seems like our defense wasn't that good? The thing that really got me was that our power play was I think last in the league or near the bottom. That to me is inexcusable with players like Johnny, Gio, Brodie, moneyhands...
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