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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
I don't think they ever quit on Hartley or Peters tbh.
In the case of Hartley, it's complicated of course because of the previous year's success, but I remember that year. They had a tough start as Brodie was out and the Giordano-Hamilton pair was worse together than any pair we rolled in last year's Oilers series. And they basically fought league-worst goaltending the rest of the way. If Hartley wanted more out of that team, he probably needed to change the systems, not get more commitment to his.
Peters's second year was a rough start, sure, but a small sample size of middling play, and their best defenseman had declined from a calendar year prior. Peters wouldn't have been on the hot seat if not for the reasons we're all aware of.
And GG / Wards deserved to be quit on. Ward's systems were non-existent, and GG was a caricature who kept square-pegging things that weren't working all year long (and even then, the team probably makes the playoffs if not for injuries towards the end)
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So two coaches that deserved to be quit on. I look at it a little differently, these guys are pros and it is their livelihood.
Peters I am 100% convinced they quit on, they absolutely hated that guy by the second season. He deserves to be quit on probably more than any of them. He was a dick before his racism came to light.
Hartley agreed is tricky, since much of his success could be attributed to luck.