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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Well, Parker had concussions and Hartley was trying to make him fight anyway. And threatening him with the minors if he didn’t. That’s offside.
The other guys, fine, don’t believe them. But what you are doing is dismissing multiple stories from multiple sources. Plus Sarich’s claim that numerous players have Hartley on their no trade clauses. And the story about Flames exit interviews after his last season. So everyone had an axe to grind about Hartley, who despite a cup has always had trouble getting NHL jobs? There’s a lot of smoke around Hartley. It’s a stretch just to claim it’s sour grapes from all these guys.
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Parker always had a choice but he wanted to get paid. If I had health problems and showed up to work every day only to say I couldn't or didn't want to do the duties prescribed, I would get fired pretty quick.
When you're a coach and keeping your job and being able to get one in the future relies on other people pulling their weight, it's a lot of pressure too. Don't blame the coach, blame the GMs and owners that fire coaches willy nilly.