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Originally Posted by Gaskal
It's not that this team is a bunch of whiners. It's just that Hartley, after 4 seasons, was starting to ring on deaf ears. That's no different than any team with a similar style and reputation of coach. There needed to be someone new in the room.
While I agree that this team likely needs a tougher coach with a respected NHL tenure to move forward, I think Hartley's time with the team was done. That style of coaching maybe gets you some 2-3 seasons where the club is milked hard of whatever talent it has before they start tuning him out.
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I think there are different types of tough coaches. I think players can accept a coach being demanding and verbalizing those expectations. But it did sound like Hartley would make his toughness somewhat personal with his little digs and quips. I think that would rightly grate on players.