Even if I grant you guys that Hartley was a horrendous coach (I'm not granting you that, but let's just go there), the fact that none of the other coaches could outdo him with much better teams speaks volumes about their quality.
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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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