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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
This again? Anything else special happen Hartley’s last year? Hamilton sure hit the ground running, yes? How’d Ramo do from Dec through the knee blowout? How many times did the goalies let in 5+ in the 11 games right after Ramo got hurt? How about that Wideman?
I won’t repost my complete stroll down memory lane. Unless you bring it up again and force my hand.
Corsi was not good the previous year btw.
At least you agree that Hartley was turfed because he wasn’t Brad’s guy.
Hartley was a last ditch effort to either rally the core or blow up the country club. They were post apex and too far gone at that point.
The kids liked him, the vets hated him. Kipper for example didn’t like being told to keep track of faceoffs on a clipboard
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In Hartley’s last year goaltending was bad. But it wasn’t 20 points less bad. Ramo had almost exactly the same save % as his previous 2 years. And he had way more starts than Hiller. Who suddenly dropped save % that had been consistent his whole career. And not always because of him. Because a strict positional goalie like Hiller is going to struggle when there’s no defensive plan.
Textcritic is right - look at the site back then. Nothing but complaints about Hartley’s use of Bennett, his stretch passes, his defensive structure, etc.
Finally, kids didn’t love Hartley, I don’t care how many times you bring up Gaudreau and the camp. They hated Hartley as their coach. For good reason, too. He’s the only coach ever to be included in a player’s NTC provisions. If you can make Brian McGrattan hate you, you are not a good person.