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Flames hire Bill Peters as new head coach
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Pyrophorus
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I don't wish any ill will towards your team, but the mindset I'm referring to is owner's meddling.
I don't know what kind of coach or GM, he's looking for and at what salary.
bleedgreen
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The owner bought the team, didn’t like what he saw and made the changes he needed to start making. Peters knows a new gm probably wants a new coach and maybe thought he might get fired soon anyways so left. That’s not a meddling owner, that’s an owner doing what he’s supposed to do.
Canes fans are reserving judgment of TD until he actually hires a GM and we see how this off season actually goes. All speculation to his point.
Peters system has the Dmen keeping tight gaps on the forwards and trying to force the play as it works up the ice. If you have a mobile group that makes good decisions it can really work well. Offensively it was very possession based, only dumping it in when you really have to. I don’t think his coaching affected individual scoring. Guys had good years and bad years under him, he can’t shoot more accurately for them.
Canes fans are reserving judgment of TD until he actually hires a GM and we see how this off season actually goes. All speculation to his point.
Peters system has the Dmen keeping tight gaps on the forwards and trying to force the play as it works up the ice. If you have a mobile group that makes good decisions it can really work well. Offensively it was very possession based, only dumping it in when you really have to. I don’t think his coaching affected individual scoring. Guys had good years and bad years under him, he can’t shoot more accurately for them.
Helistin
Dustin's equilibrium
Makes sense from Peters point of view. The next Canes GM might want to bring in his own guy so when you control your own destiny better go somewhere you are for sure wanted.
DFF
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LOL this is exactly how the Flames played this past year.
God help us if he is coming to Calgary
BrettHullsToe
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Thank you Calgary for taking Peters' name off of Jim Nill's list. Now if Carolina and the Rangers would be so kind as to remove a couple more retreads that can't handle the modern game, that would be swell...
Tkachuky
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You talk as if you already know the outcome of how Peters will do in Calgary.
BrettHullsToe
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I have no idea how he will do in Calgary, and in fact, I wish him well and hope the Flames improve enough to sweep the Oilers for the Battle of Alberta every season.
What I do know is that retreads keep failing for the Stars, and it's time to bring in new blood. I want a guy coming off a successful AHL run or as the assistant of a good NHL team, not a guy who got fired for missing the NHL playoffs yet again.
DudeWhereIsMakar
Bergevin sent me an offer sheet
I read somewhere that Brind'Amour is interested in being the Hurricanes new head coach, but couldn't see it on the boards. I know he's going to get the job.
Hulkacaniac
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JianYang
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I don't think any of us are super qualified to be talking about coaches, but I really think Peters is a quality one. The canes have been systemically strong IMO.
Calgary just gives him more resources to work with, especially a competent goalie if Mike smith doesn't fall off the cliff.
I like this move for Calgary.
Calgary just gives him more resources to work with, especially a competent goalie if Mike smith doesn't fall off the cliff.
I like this move for Calgary.
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Tkachuk Norris
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I like it. I like Bill Peters. The key is can he get TJ Brodie going? And find a way to get some young fast guys to help add some depth scoring (Dube, Mangiapane, and Foo).
Lunatik
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@Boom Boom Apathy @tarheelhockey thanks for the comments on Peters, it has really eased my mind on him becoming the Flames head coach. He's still not my top choice, but it's not something I'd be upset about anymore.
therealkoho
Him/Leaf/fan
Peters is from Alberta and with a new GM coming in and what looks to be a meddling owner I can see why he got outta town....
Two things I have always thought about Peters, he is definitely Corsi/Analytics driven, but his system relies more on hard work than talent. To me you just can't expect to win based on hard work. Even if you outwork the other team, that does not mean you will win. You have to use your talent and skills to your advantage and don't feel he did a good job of that, he just wanted to outwork the other team and expect to win. The other thing with Peters is he always felt you can win by scoring 3 goals, the Hurricanes have been one of the worst statistically goaltending teams over the past 4 years, so expecting to win by only scoring 3 goals, would not happen often. He never adapted his style, once he got 3 goals they would sink back to defense and never had that killer instinct. His teams do not play well with a lead at all. And once they fall behind after scoring their 3 goals, they almost looked lost and don't know what to do.
DaveG
Noted Jerk
Not yet, I'd imagine he might actually head with Peters to Calgary. He was looking like a total genius in 15-16 and 16-17 with what the Canes defense did with as young a group as they had, but that regressed a bit this past season.
hockeykicker
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MattySnipes
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Nice pickup for the Flames. Really good coach who never had goaltending in Carolina. Let's see how Smitty does next year.
People say this but...what if the bad goaltending was a result of a bad system? It's a two way street.
