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Originally Posted by ricosuave
Bad things tend to happen to good people, and NHL coaches definitely have a shelf life.
While we all appreciate Harley's quotes, the fact remains that his record here, short of an amazing playoff run last year, was crap. We weren't evolving this year, goaltending monster or not. The special teams have been a bit of a joke, and some days, the compete level hasn't been what we've become used to. His system seemed to work for a short time, but once word got out, that was it.
Consistency was a major problem with this staff, and I for one am happy to see a change. The time is right, and there are several good names out there.
I hope Boudreau is brought in, as I see him as the best fit, and what the team needs desperately. I also want to see some good assistants brought in.
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I actually agree with some of you post, especially the several good names out there part. Not shocked that if Treliving and crew aren't sold on Hartley long term that they may be acting now because they will need to snap up one of the coaches they like before it's too late.
But I keep seeing the record thing come up. I get it, results oriented business, losing not an option, etc..... What were peoples expectations on his record given the team he took over and the point in their development lifecycle. He took over a terrible team that had yet to start a much needed rebuild, then had the first 3 years of a rebuilding team. To me, he put up way more wins that I ever would have expected from this group if you'd asked me when he took over what to expect. And it wasn't all just from last season, 2nd half of the year before was great. Of course, this past year wasn't the best, and recency effect is very valid, but really, in my opinion his record here was better than what it should have been. He might no be the coach of the future for this club and I respect that, but I'd say he got the most out of his line up.