This is an odd post...
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Originally Posted by CSharp
We can all complain about Hartley and how he's got one of the worse records as a Flames head coach. But, think about these:
1) If he had a better team, maybe his coaching record with the Flames wouldn't have looked so bad
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Maybe, but this is not a given. Unlike Hartley's teams the current Flames have employed a style of play that is much more sustainable over the long term, and it looks to be starting to pay dividends now.
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2) If he had a better team, the Flames' rebuild would've been a lot worse. It was just too bad that his team rose to the occasion for one season while almost every team held back to position themselves for the McDavid sweepstakes.
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I, for one, am not remotely disappointed. I am also not convinced that any team other than the Buffalo Sabres "held back" in 2014–15.
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3) I would almost have to question why the Flames didn't tank properly the one year when they had the opportunity to draft before the Oilers and yet the team decided to win games when they're supposed to lose. Thus, the Oilers got Draisaitl while the Flames got an injured Bennett.
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You are upset that the Flames were not historically bad? And you somehow believe that management had some reasonable sort of control over the fortunes of other teams who were among the worst in NHL history? This is nonsense.
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4) Does anyone still thinks Bärtschi is that good of a first round pick?
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He ranks in the top-twenty in points-percentage among forwards in his draft class. Beartschi may not be a great first round pick, but he is certainly not a bad one.