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Originally Posted by Textcritic
I caught bits of the presser and the 960 interview between my time spent crushing the dreams of a poor second-year biology major who wrote a very marginal term paper.
But I have to say this: Bill Peters makes a tremendous first impression. Wow.
I was frequently critical of numerous posters over the past two years who called out Gulutzan for his demeanour, and for how little confidence it inspired from the bench. For a long time now I have felt that such things should not matter, and have been sceptical about how big of a difference a strong persona can make. But this introduction to Bill Peters makes me feel like I have never been more wrong.
I was never a big fan of the Hartley hiring, but I will say this for him: his introductory press conference was amazing—perhaps the best I had ever heard. That is, until today. Bill Peters knocked this out of the park. He sounds confident, intelligent, and determined. He leaves me with little doubt that he knows what he wants and how to get it from his players. He talks about the importance of speed, pace, tenacity, hard work and good decision making as key ingredients to successful hockey, which I think were big issues with this Flames team from last year.
I think Treliving got this right. Welcome to Calgary, Bill Peters.
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Thanked for two reasons:
1) Admitting you are wrong about a rhetorical topic when I know it's hard for you to admit that. Usually you stick to your guns right to the bitter end. I myself have changed my tune about Gulutzan's ability to lead men from the beginning of this year to the end. I was certain he was the major reason the team lacked consistent efforts. I'm hopeful that Peters can get a strong performance from this group night in and night out.
2) For crushing the dreams of a student. I do this myself from time to time, not because I love doing it, but sometimes it's the only thing to help them realize that this whole higher education racket just ain't their thing.