Hartley wouldn't just yell, he'd go overboard, and I never considered him a straight shooter as much as a psycho who couldn't control himself. And telling a player they will be sent down when they say they can't fight because of concussion issues that haven't cleared up, or when they tell you they think they need an ex-ray on their foot isn't "fine".
Hartley punished O'Brien for standing up for Sven. And he got Grats to dislike him which seems pretty hard to do. I read somewhere that Hartley was the only coach that player had ever seen added to a NTC (in other words, wherever he is, no trade).
I think Hartley's tactics work more on young kids, like Gaudreau and Monahan were, and guys like Bouma and Jooris, because they are used to junior coaching, and don't feel like adults yet. It's vets who figure they are grown men who don't need to be humiliated that push back, and by the end of Hartley's tenure, that included Monahan and Gauadreau as well.
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