Hey Mr. Scott, whatchu gonna do...whatchu gonna do, make our dreams come true
- eichiefs9

Please stop. 15 lives. I destroyed 15 young lives today.

so fletcher out who’s next ? that team need some re-structure up front and not that fletcher made some bad move (hanzal) he also made some serious move like stall but he is past is time now teams need to move on and its easy to say that bruce boudreau is done too , not a bad coach but still he coach some pretty good teams and never wins, for the flame coaching situation ... my take is that bill peters will be succesful as long as mike smith or who ever else will be in goal has succes thats the story you know the guy has coach a terrible low budget team with a loaded defense and a poor offense and poor goaltending now he is going to have some great offensife upside to his game ! give him a chance , and for people talking about AV ... i have some personal link with him ... he is looking at his option right now the stars made an offers , but still looking around , and for carolina dont throw me too mutch rock i did not like the guy but Michel therrien could be a great fit , the guy is use to take bad team and get them better

I don't think there's a coach out there that hasn't had their deployment female doged about. Babcock, Trotz, AV, Q, the supposed best of the best have all been questioned on their personnel choices this season.
- dr_soiledpants

Yeah but lots of them are overrated.

Babcock hasn't made it past the second round of the playoffs since Nick Lidstrom retired.

Peters submarined his own systems and players repeatedly.

Yeah but lots of them are overrated.

Babcock hasn't made it past the second round of the playoffs since Nick Lidstrom retired.

Peters submarined his own systems and players repeatedly.
- BINGO!

Peters does seem like a jackass

Maybe that's why they hired him. Flames made it to the 2nd round of the playoffs under their last douchey coach, Hartley.

Aka Babcock Lite
- Feds91Stammer

Yeah they're basically the same guy, Peters just didn't have an overwhelmingly talented team for a handful of years.

Peters does seem like a jackass
- Nucker101

He's 1000% sure of everything he does.

Problem is he thought Brock McGinn deserved more ice time than Jeff Skinner for a big chunk of the year.

(frank)ing guy preaches accountability but never punishes anybody who isn't capable of scoring 20+ goals.

He's 1000% sure of everything he does.

Problem is he thought Brock McGinn deserved more ice time than Jeff Skinner for a big chunk of the year.

(frank)ing guy preaches accountability but never punishes anybody who isn't capable of scoring 20+ goals.
- BINGO!

can't wait to see Gaudreau on the 3rd line playing with Bennett and Brouwer

Great move
- Niatnouf

Can't wait to see him coach a team with limited scoring depth, a supposedly solid defense and questionable goaltending. He does so well in those situations.

Can't wait to see him coach a team with limited scoring depth, a supposedly solid defense and questionable goaltending. He does so well in those situations.
- BINGO!

lets tag team cordell's blogs during losing streaks next season

lets tag team cordell's blogs during losing streaks next season
- Nucker101

hell yeah.

Canes most reliable beat writer on Bill Peters:

"My biggest takeaway from his time as coach is that he would peacock when things were going well and give you nothing when they weren't."

Peters is a mediocre coach. Previously they limped in with their goalie decision and now they're limping in with coaching.

Yeah but lots of them are overrated.

Babcock hasn't made it past the second round of the playoffs since Nick Lidstrom retired.

Peters submarined his own systems and players repeatedly.
- BINGO!

I completely agree that they are overrated. You've watched him for the last 4 seasons, so I'm in no position to argue some of his abilities. What I see is the numbers, and they show me that he has the ability to be very successful. Whether or not it happens, is too be seen, but right now I like the signing.

I completely agree that they are overrated. You've watched him for the last 4 seasons, so I'm in no position to argue some of his abilities. What I see is the numbers, and they show me that he has the ability to be very successful. Whether or not it happens, is too be seen, but right now I like the signing.
- dr_soiledpants

you'll love him for the first few months. Then something will go wrong and he won't do anything to fix it, and you'll give him the benefit of the doubt.

Then the same thing will happen next year, the same problem, the same lack of a solution or even adjustment, and you'll start to have questions.

Bingo has it right, decent to average coach. Never made adjustments and played some players too much over others with skill. Ex. it only took 2/3 of the season to demote Josh Jorris, Marcus Kruger and to a lesser extent, Jokim Nordstrom. On a offensively deficient scoring team, why give those guys ice. Hence, another reason why the Cane's didn't make the playoffs again. The perceived willingness to accept mediocrity became a cancer under Peters, and Calgary won't be much better.

I feel like Vyacheslav Voynov is a suitable discussion for the current situation of the NHL.

Five NHL teams have been in contact with defensemen Vyacheslav Voynov’s agent according to reports out of Russia. - Complete Hockey News

I completely agree that they are overrated. You've watched him for the last 4 seasons, so I'm in no position to argue some of his abilities. What I see is the numbers, and they show me that he has the ability to be very successful. Whether or not it happens, is too be seen, but right now I like the signing.
- dr_soiledpants

They were bottom half of the league in 5v5 HDCA/60 each of his 4 years in CAR. Not exactly successful.

Glad to see everyone's already written off the Flames next season..

They were bottom half of the league in 5v5 HDCA/60 each of his 4 years in CAR. Not exactly successful.
- Feds91Stammer

His most experienced dman was what, 24? Also the 3rd youngest team in the league, and 10-16 mill below the cap.

His most experienced dman was what, 24? Also the 3rd youngest team in the league, and 10-16 mill below the cap.
- dr_soiledpants

Jeff Skinner alone produces scoring chances at a ridiculous rate.

Problem is he was 5th among forwards in ice time.

The difference between he and Justin Williams was 10 minutes. That's... not good.

And big deal on the cap hit... that's as a result of having Sebastian Aho and Noah Hanifin on entry level deals still.

Bingo has it right, decent to average coach. Never made adjustments and played some players too much over others with skill. Ex. it only took 2/3 of the season to demote Josh Jorris, Marcus Kruger and to a lesser extent, Jokim Nordstrom. On a offensively deficient scoring team, why give those guys ice. Hence, another reason why the Cane's didn't make the playoffs again. The perceived willingness to accept mediocrity became a cancer under Peters, and Calgary won't be much better.
- CappyJr.

So it sounds like BT hired another Glughead, that's a very familiar description.

Jeff Skinner alone produces scoring chances at a ridiculous rate.

Problem is he was 5th among forwards in ice time.

The difference between he and Justin Williams was 10 minutes. That's... not good.

And big deal on the cap hit... that's as a result of having Sebastian Aho and Noah Hanifin on entry level deals still.
- BINGO!

My comment was in response to high danger chances against, not for.

My comment was in response to high danger chances against, not for.
- dr_soiledpants

Ah. My bad then.

I think that's more a product of the way he likes to have the D play. Real high pressure in the neutral zone to create a trap, and then an ultra-passive man to man coverage in the D zone. Forwards MUST backcheck hard or things go south real fast. D pressure up the ice, forwards pressure back down the ice. It's hard to play, and hard to keep track of who's covering who.

Love it because it doesn't make the Flames any better, Canucks should be looking down at them before you know it
- LeftCoaster

i doubt it

you'll love him for the first few months. Then something will go wrong and he won't do anything to fix it, and you'll give him the benefit of the doubt.

Then the same thing will happen next year, the same problem, the same lack of a solution or even adjustment, and you'll start to have questions.
- BINGO!

You guys have improved over the last couple of seasons though. Putting that down to player skill, a couple of shrewd trades & Not on coaching?

With a new coach, what are your expectations? Round 1/2 exit? Cup? Or how long off a Cup are you? Peters must have had something to do with how the team played (very well at times), through the season both good & bad?

Peters looks like a headache. Not like he HAS a headache, but he looks like the human embodiment of a headache. All the time.