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Originally Posted by ricardodw
A different coach is required to motivate a bunch of financially secure millionaires than is a bunch of borderline NHLers willing to put up with anything to stay in the show.
Hartley's good year he had and AHL team with Gaudreau. That was a great year.
From a February thread " How safe is Hartley's job" |
You are right, players in different stages of their careers have different needs...Calgary, as a young team likely needs more nourishment then Anaheim who is led by a number of veterans...
But the claim that Hartley had success because he could 'threaten financial ruin' over his players is ridiculous. Why did Hamilton, Gio, Brodie and Backlund (all on new financially secure contracts) have career years??
Strong premise, bad logic