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Originally Posted by GioforPM
In fact, Hartley had less regular season success than any of the coaches afterwards. Great, he won a series. At the end of the day, 3 more PO games won than Ward. Who probably wished he was playing Vancouver and Eddie Lack and not Khudobin/Bishop and the team that went to the finals.
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What are you even talking about?
You really just like to argue for the sake of arguing, especially when it comes to twisting the narrative for existing Flames' management.
People like you seem to think that Canucks team was a complete pushover for some reason.
During the 14-15 season, the Ducks finished 1st in Pacific with 109 pts, 7 pts ahead of the Canucks at 101 pts.
The Ducks went on to the conference finals before losing to the Blackhawks in 7 games.
Hartley also "wished" he didn't play again those Ducks with prime Getzlaf and Perry, lol, "wished".
Fact, Hartley is a far better coach than Gulutzan and Ward, combined.
Strictly coaching wise, I like post-ASG Peters too, but he somehow completely changed his successful system.
It's not a coincident that we found the most success when we have NHL caliber coaches, which other than Hartley, traced all the way back to 04 Darryl, and to a certain extend, Peters.
Treliving failed, big time, when it comes to his coaching selections.
Let's not even bring up his horrific list of UFA signings.
Hartley:
14-15, 97pts, 3rd in Pacific
15-16, 77pts, 5th in Pacific, the infamous Hiller year, missed playoffs
Gulutzan:
16-17, 94pts, 4th in Pacific
17-18, 84pts, 5th in Pacific, missed playoffs
Peters:
18-19, 107pts, 1st in Pacific
19-20, 79pts in 70 games, 4th in Pacific, Ward replaced Peters mid-season