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Originally Posted by Textcritic
I am the one rationalizing?
A few posters now have pointed to SEVERAL players on the Hurricanes roster who have had career years and renaissances under Peters' coaching, and I am the one rationalizing?
Give me a break. Staal was not the only "elite asset" under Peters in Carolina. You have been DEAD SET against any and every suggestion since this news broke that he might be a better coach than you are willing to concede.
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I don’t think you are accurately reflecting things.
There were some players who were flat and producing as expected, there were a couple of new players that had no history prior to Peters and naturally were developing.
I’ll say it again. When Peters joined, Staal was the top scorer on the team and got something like 51 and 54 points. Until Aho and Teravainen, two very young stars showed up, after Staal left, btw, nobody on the whole team, including Eric Staal (who was good for 40 plus goals this year), got over 54 points.
There are not career years or thriving players sprinkled across the team those years
I’ll let you do the homework and see when the last time was that a Hurricanes player got 70 points.
He had an asset capable of 70 points and did not get it out if him. Full stop.
I have heard people in the hockey industry who are baffled. Who have said the same things as people here. That he hasn’t accomplished anything.
I am open to being convinced but all there is to go on is shortfalls and excuses, and hope.