Lunatik
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I really agree, with a little Babcock mixed in (calling players out)It's amazing how freaking close Peters is to being somewhere between Gully and Hartley though.
I really agree, with a little Babcock mixed in (calling players out)It's amazing how freaking close Peters is to being somewhere between Gully and Hartley though.
I would find the posts by Boom Boom Apathy, as a die hard Carolina fan he really gives some good insight into Peters. His posts (along with the poster formerly known as Carolina's identity saying the same stuff), have changed my opinion from this:Wish I had any idea who Bill Peters is. Oh well.
I don't hate the idea and acknowledge it may work out great. I'm not upset, I'm just not overly enthusiastic about Peters is where I'm at.
But if we go with him and we miss playoffs next season, Brad is done I'd say.
On the other hand, "nothing is imminent." Falls in line with Treliving's statement that their search had only started upon GG's firing but I guess we all know how BT keeps his cards close to his chest
He would have had better results with a more talented roster. He took a team that has no top-shelf scoring talent and no goaltending, and made them look like a viable playoff team for much of the season. The wheels fell off eventually and he was very visibly frustrated with certain players by the end. Bear in mind this happened at the same time as an ownership change and the GM getting "promoted" out of his job.
Criticism on Peters is that he forces a very Corsi/analytics friendly structure, with a lot of shooting from the outside and a lot of risks at the blue line which allow a smaller but higher-quality number of chances against. You need the right group of players to really be successful with that style.
IMO he's the best coach currently on the market.
You'll get input from Canes fans that is completely opposite from each other. Some think he's a poor coach that doesn't adapt well and employs a system that doesn't get the most out of players and doesn't promote offense. Some think he's a good coach that got the most out of a young roster that lacks enough talent and has terrible goaltending.
The truth is probably somewhere in between. I do think he'd do well with Calgary as I think they have the roster to play the type of system he likes as their defensemen are good and mobile and he has some skilled forwards.
A lot of issues also stem from having the worst goaltending of the past 5 years. League-average goaltending would have had us in the playoffs and likely a very different situation in our front office.
As far as I could see, Peters had the team playing the best system possible for the group of players we have. I don't see ANY coach in this league making the Hurricanes into a contender with the present roster.
some good posts by BBA and THH on the main board regarding Peters
A coach who understands the importance of faceoffs?
I just hope the Flames keep their 2019 1st round pick, the top 5 players in the draft will be good.
Brad Trevling is running this team like it is his dad's Boston Pizza store.
GM with no history of success and coming from a crappy organisation hires a coach with no history of success and coming from a crappy organisation(s). Said coach bombs out, so the GM hires another coach with no history of success and coming from a crappy organisation.
What can go wrong?