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Originally Posted by Ashasx
Hartley only won in this league on the backs of three or four of the best players this league has seen.
When he saw success in Calgary and Atlanta, it wasn't sustainable and wasn't replicated in other seasons.
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If it’s not sustainable and not replicable, then the team itself overachieved. Being more than the sum of your parts is a hallmark of good coaching.
Hartley’s points percentage with the Thrashers for four seasons:
.564
.476
.549
.591
Bob won 40+ games his last two seasons. I can’t stress enough, the Atlanta Thrashers were never good. They bled talent and relocated to Winnipeg. That’s how well run that team was.
Calgary points %:
.438 - last year of Iggy and Kipper - Kipper missed major time, Iggy and Bouw were traded.
.470 - has Johnny for 1 game, rookie Monahan, goalies are Ramo, Joey MacDonald and the Berracade
.591 - first year he has a quasi-real lineup, and he makes the playoffs.
.470 - he deserved better this year - the goaltending was appalling, they started with the 3-headed monster, Hiller quit, Ramo got hurt, they had Old Man Nik Backstrom getting starts at the end of that year.
Who can overcome that?