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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
No but that really doesn’t have anything to do with it.
I don’t think that Iggy was happy to have fun and collect a paycheque. Nor did he mail it in.
It has to do with the culture that Hartley was brought in to dismantle. Entitled veterans were casualties.
Hartley drove him away from Calgary then he played 18 games and was out of the league. Just let that marinate a bit.
Like I said, maybe Hartley told him some truths he didn’t like to hear. Hartley didn’t come in to befriend the old guard.
Just because he is a good guy who gave an honest effort doesn’t mean he wasn’t too comfortable or that he can’t think a bit more highly of himself than maybe was appropriate
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A couple of things that both Stajan and Glencross eluded to with Hartley were:
1. Hartley not being honest with players.
2. Hartley being a completely different person in the media and in the room.
3. He was playing favorites. Essentially letting the top 6 off the hook, while making the bottom 6 hate him.
4. Hartley not creating roles for players in the bottom of the lineup.
Glencross did mention why he was out of the league. He went on 2 PTO's that summer, and neither Toronto, nor Colorado offered him a contract. Toronto wanted to go with their younger players, while Colorado had Roy, and didn't give him a reason. His agent wanted him to join a team after the start of the season, but he didn't want to leave/uproot his family on a moment's notice. I think it was the bad stretch with WSH that ruined his career.