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Jay Random · 03-07-2017, 12:16 PM

I don't blame Hartley for the lack of a plan B. Hartley designed his system to make the best use of the limited talent available. If he had tried to make them play a conventional system, they would have been a losing team and he would probably have been fired in '14-15 instead of winning the Jack Adams.

The '15-16 team fell between two stools. They were no longer putting in the extreme effort that made Hartley's system workable, but they did not yet have the players to win by conventional tactics. This year the team is strong enough to win without gimmicks.

03-07-2017, 12:16 PM	#706
Jay Random Franchise Player Join Date: Aug 2005 Exp:	I don't blame Hartley for the lack of a plan B. Hartley designed his system to make the best use of the limited talent available. If he had tried to make them play a conventional system, they would have been a losing team and he would probably have been fired in '14-15 instead of winning the Jack Adams. The '15-16 team fell between two stools. They were no longer putting in the extreme effort that made Hartley's system workable, but they did not yet have the players to win by conventional tactics. This year the team is strong enough to win without gimmicks. __________________ WARNING: The preceding message may not have been processed in a sarcasm-free facility.