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Originally Posted by IgiTang
I think this situation is truly BT first and biggest fumble since taking over the GM spot.
Sure, the Flames DR may not have been the happiest with Hartley, but they knew him. They knew what to expect and the players knew how they were going to be handled.
The Optics of firing Hartley appears to be that of, BT had a guy in mind, now that coach is gone, and now BT doesn't have a chair now that the music has stopped.
I will be very disappointed if BT brings in someone who is similar to Hartley, but has a much worse track record. And sadly, all signs are pointing to this as being the case and the eventual outcome.
I guess the 3 headed goalie monster was his true first, by his own admission, so this situation is #2.
Hamilton move aside, how many poor moves will BT be allowed to make before people start considering him a problem?
I havnt lost faith in BT yet, but this clear lack of direction has me worried that it is going to lead to more knee jerk reaction in the future to cover for his mistakes.
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Firing Hartley isn't a mistake as the team drafted top 6 or better 3/4 seasons as head coach. Treliving was 100% correct when he said Hartley had taken the team as far as he could. Most of us here knew that Hartley would not be the coach to ultimately lead this team to Cup contender status and Treliving simply didn't want to waste another season on a coach that he didn't believe had the team playing the way they needed to compete with the elite clubs of the NHL.
The only real mistake he's made to date is the goaltending situation and in his defense Ramo/Hiller got the team to the playoffs the season before so it's not like he rolled the dice on the tandem being good enough to get them to the playoffs. It didn't work out but ever GM makes mistakes as every team has some bad contracts and some bad drafts. The key is to ensure that the good moves outnumber the bad moves and in that respect it's not even close at this stage as he's done far more good than bad.