Even if the Flames needed to move away from Hartley, there is no question he is a better coach than Gulutzan. Hartley won the Jack Adams and a playoff series here when he had no business doing so, and also had tremendous success earlier in his career with the Avalanche, including a Stanley Cup. Heck even that Swiss team he coached in Europe won a championship. His resume run's circles around Gulutzan's.
I don't know why its so hard for people to admit that maybe the Flames made a mistake and hired a coach that wasn't an upgrade.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
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