Well I was going to come in and be all "meh, not sure about this", but after reading so much negativity for some highly suspect reasons, I have no choice but to be overwhelmingly positive about this for two reasons: 1) to balance out the disappointment/anger/hatred that have occurred before the guy has even been hired, and 2) to piss off all those people who are already so easily pissed off. So here we go...
Yay! I love Peters! I think he's going to be that tonic that cures the problems of the Flames. Lacking motivation? Peters is a great motivator! Playing too passive? Peters' wants lots of pressure on the puck carrier to gain the puck back as soon as possible! Not sure of Peters' results? Single-handedly sunk by budget roster and horrible goaltending! Penalty killing a problem? Peters' teams have had some of the best PK numbers in the league! You all wanted AV (me included)? AV says he hates Calgary and had never planned on coming here in a million years!
Whatever. I can sit here and say this is a lateral move from the GM based on desiring a particular style of play, or I can wait to see what else we do to improve the roster and get more out of the existing group in the upcoming year. All I know is that one of those attitudes will make me miserable and one will make me relatively happy and hopeful. I guess it comes down to how you want to live life.
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"You know, that's kinda why I came here, to show that I don't suck that much" ~ Devin Cooley, Professional Goaltender
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