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Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent
In retrospect I would've taken Hartley right through the Gulutzan years over bringing in that pretty boy.
His tenure definitely stalled the core's development.
While Harts by many accounts was "tough" behind closed doors by today's standards, he was also seasoned, had won, and knew how to put guys with star potential in positions to succeed.
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Hartley had his warts but he had a plan when it came to developing young guys. He talked about it, and he also instilled in the players that they had to do whatever it takes to win. We could see that in his style of play. He won a cup so obviously he knew what it takes to win. As in the past there was been some speculation that he had lost the room. Tre on the other hand seem to do what the players wanted, he probably saw himself as a buffer "and I think they knew that because players didn't always seem to give 100%" under him. If I can recall under GG he wanted a coach that could connect with the players. We had skill and showed some success but seemed to have a lot of passengers, or underperforming players under Tre.
Hardly talked about how he would keep playing young guys even if they make mistakes to allow them to develop their skills. Hartley talked about how he did this in Colorado as well. He was somewhat strict with Monahan and Gaudreau which I think they didn't like at the time.
It's not hard to see that Hartley likely had a plan to develop Sam Bennett because he talked about how you had to develop skilled young players differently.