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Originally Posted by Yamer
Just a note on the continually re-hashed Hartley/Gulutzan discussion:
2014-2015 was an absolute anomaly. Last year is more representative of the results you will get with Hartley's system and this roster.
In retrospect, getting rid of Hartley was the right move. The book is still out on whether Gulutzan was the right choice for a replacement now and into the future. However, to say Bob was a qualitatively better coach because he was emotional is absurd.
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I think 2015/16 was the anomaly. The tail end of 2013/14 you could see how well the team was playing, which carried over to 2014/15. Gio, Brodie, Johnny, Mony all excelled under Hartley. Even in 2015/16 they all put up good numbers despite not a lot of W's. Hamilton as well. 2015/16 was a tire fire due to league worst goaltending. Gulutzan is barely outpacing Hartley's worst year and he's had the benefit of all world goaltending for 6 weeks. This team would be further ahead if Hartley was given another year with adequate goaltending.