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Originally Posted by Pointman

I never said Hartley is the best coach available and I have no problem with the firing itself.

The argument was about people pointing out that based on everything Treliving did so far, it is stupid to assume that he fired Hartley because he was looking to get Boudreau. Because if he did, then, according to said argument, he is looking like an idiot now, which is not how he used to look along the way.

Even though we will never find out whether Treliving did or did not fire Hartley because of Boudreau, it should be noted that IF he did, it's perfectly the same mistake that led us to three-goalies monster. He made a move (re-signed Ramo/fired Hartley) on premise that he will be able to do a follow-up move (trade Hiller/sign Boudreau), the follow-up move fails through, and Treliving ends up in a tough spot (with three goalies/without a coach and strong candidates).

Too many "if's" in your argument, you are making a lot of leaps in judgement