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Originally Posted by Huntingwhale

Never thought I'd say this, but I would encourage anyone who wants an actual analysis and discussion of Peters' work to head to HF and read the main board thread there. It's actually a decent discussion and good information, unlike this putrid embarrassing thread which has once again been ruined by some of the usual suspects.

I actually have hope for Peters now, given that the information relayed there is by actual fans who have watched him play and realize just how little he had to work with. Some are actually saying that since Calgary has a better roster and better skating D, it might actually work out here. The general consensus I got was that the 'Canes were due for a change as Peters' time had run its course. However he is actually a good coach who had little to work with roster-wise, terrible goaltending (sounds familiar), and given the right situation he can have success.

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Funny how so much hyperbole has permeated this thread, and yet nothing has even been announced. And yet the actual fans who had him as their bench boss really do think he's a decent coach who just needed a bit more to work with.

A complete 180 of the perspective CP has vs what actual 'Canes fans think. I have hope now.

Looking at HF there are a few different opinions. Perhaps the it sounds a lot like Gulutzen and people want a change. Anyways here are a few quotes from HF:

Good coach, didn't seem willing or able to adjust his systems to his roster to really get the most out of it that he could. I attribute that to inexperience and will likely improve as he goes along. With a bit more talent, he could have done more. Still a ***** for bailing.

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.

His system needs fast defensemen, otherwise bad things will happen. He is very good for Corsi purposes

Lack of calling a TO before the game got out of control and it always did. I think he is an OK coach but the end result was no playoffs in 4 years and the under utilization of Eric Staal where he puts up 40 goals on another team.

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.

It's hard to tell where the fault lied with Peters. His unwavering dedication to his system tended to stifle the creativity of some of our more offensively gifted players, leading to long periods of an unwhelming offensive performance.

But it's possible that he only employed that system because outside of a few talented players, the roster sucked.

I'm glad he's gone. He wasn't working out here, and it was far past due to move on from him. However, I wouldn't be at all surprised to see him find success elsewhere.

His players give him good effort and your team will transition up the ice well and dominate the cycle. The downside is his system leads to tons of peremiter offensive play. He also has no patience for "East West play". Those players will end up in his dog house. His teams are very disciplined and you won't take many penalties or you'll be in his dog house.

He did a good job at first with young players development but that fell off at the end. You will see lots of high danger chances against if your dmen can't skate amazingly well due to the tight gaps he expects in all situations. He never keeps his lines and players seem to have a hard time building chemistry.

Either way as Carolinas roster improved the results didn't and Bill is very stubbornly conservative. He also thought Eric Staal could no longer have it as a NHL center and forced him to the wing turning a consistent 75 pt center into a 35 pt wing.