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The Hartley quotes were great.

“You don’t want to get called out, go work in a factory,” Hartley deadpanned during Thursday’s meeting with the media. “One day, I think I broke 15 windshields and nobody booed me. But the next day, I packed about 2,000 without and scratch and nobody cheered me. You decide where you want to be.”

“When we scored that first goal, I said to myself, ‘Here we go again,’ ” recounted Flames head coach Bob Hartley after Tuesday’s practice session at the Saddledome, their first twirl on home ice in more than two weeks. “They were jumping in front of me. We had a hard time to keep them sitting down. It looked like a bunch of Timbits out there.”

CGY coach Bob Hartley on analytics: “(Just) because I buy a stethoscope I can't consider myself a cardiologist."

Patrick Roy said Bob Hartley asked him if he needed anything. Roy replied "No". Hartley responded "Good, we need two points". #COLvsCGY

Flames Bob Hartley, asked if his go-to defencemen are getting worn down: “We’re coaching elite athletes – I’m not coaching a nursing home."

"I always tell my players, don't live your life trying to prove people wrong. The people who believe in you? Prove them right."