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Originally Posted by Bingo
all fair points ...
but 1,2 and 4 point to Hartley being more entertaining as a person, not necessarily a better coach
3 I would suggest isn't a style to take an organization deep into the playoffs
and 5 would be obvious with 3 since if you're going all out offensively everyone will likely produce more.
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Hartley wasn't all-out offensively IMO. He played well within his assets. He had a young and unskilled team and needed to keep the fans engaged in a rebuild. In terms of not being able to take that style deep into the playoffs, his Stanley Cup would certainly prove otherwise. And in terms of career-years, Brodie and Giordano and Monahan are actually worse defensively this season, despite playing in a defensive system under GG. Hartley instilled confidence into those players, and in turn, allowed them to get excited at both ends of the rink.
It's hard to get excited about a system that won't score 5-on-5, come back from being down goals, and therefore its hard to buy-in to the defensive side as well