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Originally Posted by Vedder
There’s no controversy here. Hartley was a notorious prick trodding out a system that was doomed to fail. He rode one year of percentages to an unrighteous Jack Adams, and was utter crap the rest of the time. He only got hired because his equally unqualified friend stumbled into a GM job he didn’t deserve. The rest of the NHL wouldn’t touch him.
All of the stories about him speak to playing weird mind games, giving feedback to players through other players while telling them something different to their face, sowing distrust, etc.
No doubt he was probably the worst guy to have in charge during our last core’s key development years.
Also recall he elevated Joe Colborne at the expense of Mikael Backlund. He truly had no clue.
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100%. Hartley's style and system were both unsustainable.