Part of a coaches job is to learn from their players, but the biggest thing is to build trust amoungst each player. Trust that they will do their job & support is each other positionally on the ice. It’s the coaches job to hold players accountable to these standards towards each other. Respect & trust are fragile & a two way street.
Hartley wasted too much of his bank account of trust & respect on the petty insignificant stuff. In a way it’s like parenting, you can take the easy way out a few times, then eventually you’re just a guy who yells a lot.
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