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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
If an organisation like Hockey Canada puts faith in Bill Peters over and over, I think that’s a sterling indication of his potential. Will he reach it? Maybe not, but it’s there.
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I find it kind of funny seeing the glowing endorsement of Peters being picked by Hockey Canada to being on their coaching staff 3 out of the last 4 years for the World Hockey Championships.
Is it really an accomplishment in that sense? Isn't this the tournament of all the non-playoff teams and players from early playoff exit teams?
So isn't it saying that you're not really successful in the NHL for the past few years to be included in the coaching staff that many times.
For the World Cup team - yes he was an assistant, but they had 4 assistants on that staff, albeit good successful coaches nonetheless. He was also a Babcock's assistant not long before this, so there could just be a familiarity there for Babcock.
I just feel if Peters is the choice then yeah, I'll wait and see. But really, my confidence in Treliving's process and vision has definitely wavered quite a bit with how the last time his handpicked guy worked out. His stubbornness in sticking with this vision may cost our franchise of the prime years of our core.
But time will tell.