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Originally Posted by devo22
it's pretty funny how different fans perceive the same eras/seasons/coaches. I certainly don't view Bob Hartley as one of the worst head coaches we have ever had ... in the end, it was obviously right to can him and he has quite the reputation as a dick who is hard on players, to put it very mildly. But that one Cinderella season where they defied expectations, made the playoffs and beat the Canucks was one of the most fun seasons I've witnessed as a Flames fan. Just because it was so unexpected and it was fun to see young guys like Gaudreau and Monahan blossom, next to veterans like Hudler and Gio (who had a legitimate shot at the Norris before he went down injured). Obviously has a lot to do with expectations, but that one season was a lot more fun than I ever had when this team had the likes of Brent Sutter, Glen Gulutzan, Geoff Ward etc. behind the bench.
not that Bob Hartley's name should ever come up again when there's a coaching vacancy in the NHL, that ship has obviously sailed.
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That team relied on so much luck and bounces that just isn't replicable it wasn't surprising that once they ran into a decent team, Anaheim, they got killed. His teams defensively were so poorly set up due to his coaching that is why I put him in the worst coaches list, his tactics made the team worse than they should have been.
The fact he is an absolutely unlikable prick doesn't really help him either.