I was talking about the coaching situation in Ottawa with an older friend of mine who was an NHL scout for the St. Louis Blues for a number of years, and I asked him if he thought Boudreau was a slam dunk for the vacancy. To my surprise, he said that Hartley would be a better fit in terms of what the Sens need now. He believes that Boudreau is too soft on his players, and is not a systems/details guy. Hartley on the other hand is a tyrant that will impose a system and get guys to perform. He might grate on players, but he'll bring the stability that the Sens need. He also mentioned the same thing the Gord_Wilson 2.0 did when he talked about Boudreau being successful with teams that were more talent-laden.
Interesting....
- jaz258
You mean because Hartley will be cheaper, a lot cheaper.
