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Originally Posted by chummer
Yup, heard from a good source Johnny and Mony wouldn't re-sign if Hartley was still the coach.
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You know what? I would like to circle back on this.
So in 2015-16, Johnny was just finishing his second season, where he took a major step, becoming a point per game player. The team had a challenging year, but he saw personal success and growth. Hartley appeared to trust and rely on his top line.
At this point, you have Johnny, on his ELC, and only having known one NHL coach. Two seasons in to his career.
He is an undersized guy who is probably still thrilled to be in the NHL and getting some early confidence, but who doesn’t come across as particularly assertive, outspoken, or entitled
And you are telling us he is stepping up and essentially giving the Flames an ultimatum?
Because Bob took the tough love approach rather than coddling Sven Baertschi? Because Cory Sarich didn’t like being forced to move the puck, limited to just one D to D pass before heading north?
He just took the step to the NHL, where people are playing for money. Coaching will obviously be different. So Johnny can distinguish between his first ever NHL coach, and what all other locker rooms are like?
I don’t know. I’d question your source.
I don’t see these two guys as having the career confidence and ego for this story to hang together