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HARTNELL puts DOWN roots

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It's time for John Tortorella to embrace the penalties that come with the scoring. For Scott Hartnell to play his game, he needs to play on the edge. Playing on the edge in front of the net is Scott Hartnell's contribution to this club. He will thrive on the set piece play, he will struggle in transition. Tortorella wants to call Hartnell a throw back, but he doesn't want to tolerate the penalties. That's not the way it works.

Analytics is cool stuff. But the inescapable truth is that goals win games. Hartnell's game is goals from in front of the net, so the coach needs to make sure he puts him there.