The biggest thing that I can appreciate about Peters is that he doesn't let his ego get in the way of his player personnel decisions and tactics. His system works arounds the strengths of his players and it's why pretty much every player on the team looks good right now.
How many fanbases around the league complain about their coach's pets and rigid system? With him, it's a total meritocracy and constant fine-tuning after losses to address specific issues -- pretty much all that Flames fans have been asking for
I had argued that GG wasn't as bad as many posters made him out to be. IMO, I still stand by my comment that he's in the same vein and superior to Torts. However, GG will continue to fine tune his system until he has success. Expect him to be around for a while.
I had also mentioned in the past that we needed someone who was somewhere in between Gully and Hartley. A guy who played the strengths of his roster, but also someone who had a strong system in place. Peters was mentioned to be a perfect medium between the two taking the desired attributes of Hartley as well as the desired attributes of Gully. I was hesitant to believe that Peters was that perfect of a fit, but damn. Peters has indeed been showing some of the best attributes of the Hartley lunch pail group as well as a strong system which was the main reason for Hartley's downfall. Furthermore, Peter's isn't as rigid in his system to my eyes, which is why we will see opportune flashes of personality within the system. That, and the players look like they're having fun. They're loose and laughing, defensively responsible, but willing to be creative. For instance, the stretch pass is effective, but not overused to the point it can easily be predicted. There's also a bit of scoring by committee so teams can't merely shut down a single player or two and hold us down. Heck, to give Gully credit, we've even seen insane flashes of possession that look like Gully's system as well as the skills that Jagr taught the kids. All of these different skill sets are looking to be integrating harmoniously into Peter's system. That's awesome.
But it took a little bit of time. We started the season really rough. Good on Peters for working hard at blending those lines, kicking butt, but also working with the team to develop. I feel like the rough start was partially due to old habits from the previous system trickling through, but it seems like the team is really getting the hang of his system now and starting to build upon it as well.
