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Originally Posted by killer_carlson
LOL. Maybe it's just me then.
Then tell me what accountability do you propose for his failure to address the goaltending?
Or are you suggesting that Hartley could have done better with Hiller and Ramo last season?
If the Flames had even NHL average goaltending this year does Hartley still get fired?
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I could put some of the blame on Hartley for the poor goaltending. Having 3 goalies at the start of the year hurt us badly but for game 1 both Hiller and Ramo looked awful and Hartley refused to give Ortio a chance to about 10 games in. Basically sat him for 3 weeks then gives him 2 games he doesn't play well and he is done. I believe that Ortio's fate could have been much better if he got a honest crack early in the season
I also think Hartley favours veterans over youth too much. I like making guys earn it but at time guys that are god awful played too many minutes. How often did Raymond get scratched then the next game he is on the first line and first pp unit?? Engeland vs guys like Nakaldal, Kulak, Wotherspoon. After Russell was traded it was pretty clear some of these guys deserved to play but didn't get a chance until Treliving dumped someone
Then throw on top of that the Gaudreau, Monahan, Bouma situation. They should have just been given a day off after superbowl. Hartley types don't last on teams very long, too strict