Bleed, you keep pointing to single good seasons players have had under Peters. It could be they had those seasons in spite of Peters and his system. He certainly hasn't shown the ability to get great seasons out of most of the players consistently.
Is a player really that great to begin with, if you have to have this conversation about him?
We haven’t had a franchise player in a long time. Eric Staal was that player a decade ago, but not during his last few years here. Skinner isn’t one, Aho isn’t, Slavin isnt, Faulk and Jordan Staal sure as hell aren’t. Good players but not great. They’d be the 3rd, 4th best talents on a stacked team.
If we want to see players have consistently great seasons, it starts with acquiring actual great players and not “the closest thing we have”.
Watching last night you can really see the difference between a defensive group that looks great on paper (skill, pedigree, size) and a defensive group that has the experience to back up that skill. Canes are looking at waiting 2-3 years before guys like Hanifin, Fleury, and TVR play with any level of consistency. Same goes on a lesser level with Slavin-Pesce.
This is a good point and reason enough to step back from the ledge with respect to Faulk and Hanifin. Top defensemen aren’t born, they’re developed. Our guys are going to be the most seasoned and cohesive group in the league by the time they reach their late-20s prime, if we keep them together. Right now it’s growing pains.