It may not be that they were insistent, but it may be a consideration of all things being equal in their eyes, take the cheaper option if they are already paying Hartley.
A wrinkle in Gulutzan's career was his head coaching position in Dallas largely rested on the team being bankrupt at that time. He had been the minor league coach, promoted to head coach, and, based on franchise stewardship of creditors and the league, was likely the lowest paid coach in the NHL at that time.
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