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Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates
Anyone still defending the hiring of GG is delusional.
He was never the choice of the Flames; just the only guy left when they fired Hartley and couldn't' land their choice replacements.
I think back to the threads after Hartley was fired and the crowd the believed Treliving and co knew what they were doing.
I really do hate to say we told so you...
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Yeah, you will always have people who blindly eat whatever is out of the hands of the organization. But there was a lot of people who thought firing Hartley was a bad decision.
In hind sight, Hartley made career-years out of a lot of players and only a few were slumping, even in years where the Flames were bottom of the standings. That's the best case scenario for any hockey club. And Hartley was supportive even though he was given a 3-headed goalie monster and young roster.
But GMs have their egos and want to hire their own guys, not the guys of the previous generation, regardless if they're the best man for the job or not