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Originally Posted by Bingo
I got it from a pretty good source back in the day that Stajan and Giordano both told Treliving (separately) that Hartley was absolutely ruining the Flames younger players, and spoke to Bennett specifically.
That if you wanted to develop your youth Hartley had to go, because his mind games with the younger players.
Bennett stories around telling him why he wasn't playing center or playing with good players (say faceoffs), only to have Bennett work his ass off to fix the issue, and then be told another reason.
Seems to fit the Stajan comments pretty closely.
Clearly I can't vouch for the story myself.
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We’ve also heard the Baertschi stories where Hartley would relentlessly pick on the kid to the point of tears, and SOB had to step in.
The more stories we hear, the more I look at the Flames as always hiring the wrong guy at the wrong time. Even when we find some level of success, the relationship between coaches and players seems to be a pretty significant part as to why that season of “success” always ends up being a one-off.
I really hope Huska and Conroy are turning the page for the organization, but the fact that both of them are effectively products of the organization seems like a bit of a challenge.