I've been trying to find the positives in this decision, but I find it tough to sugarcoat it. I guess the fact that the Canes retained him for four years and apparently were willing to do so again must mean they were pretty happy with him and didn't put the blame of consecutive underwhelming seasons on him. You could argue that their goaltending was abysmal and they, as a whole, are simply not a very deep and talented team. So it's certainly possible that Peters is a far better coach than his Canes record indicates.
But that still makes it a puzzling hire to me when all things are considered. There are more proven, more experienced and more successful coaches available at the moment, and it's entirely possible that a few other interesting options become available soon as teams crash out of the playoffs. Treliving usually isn't someone who rushes to make a decision, so him banking on Peters so early makes me think that he was the only real candidate all along. And that honestly annoys me. As nik- brought up many pages ago:
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Originally Posted by nik-
Style of play myopia.
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It just seems to me that Treliving and the other decision makers have one particular vision in mind of how this team should play and now that GG has failed they are just bringing in the next guy who believes in the same things.
I just feel this group, after the Gulutzan years and all the roster moves Treliving has made, would benefit from having an experienced winner behind the bench who can take them to the next level. Who knows, maybe Peters can do that and I'll happily eat crow if he does. Treliving better hopes he does, because I firmly believe that he'll be gone too otherwise ... it really baffles me that he's willing to bet his ass on Bill Peters with so many other options available. Hopefully they'll at least hire a good PP coach.