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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
Yeah. I remember it as a team not quitting on the coach on ice.
The overall record of 35-40-7 was a bit worse than anybody would have liked, but it was October, and the post Ramo injury slump that torpedoed them.
I mentioned that Dougie Hamilton that year took a while to settle in. By Oct 26 he had played 9 games, had 1 point, and was -11
Anyways, I reject the narrative that the team quit on Hartley
They preferred a friendlier coach, and he had a shelf life, but it wasn’t that simple of a story
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Wasn't Johnny's contract year and Hartley's last year the same year? I kinda wondered how big a factor it was - if JG was basically not gonna sign here if Hartley was coaching. Speculation on my part but the timing was really interesting.