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Originally Posted by ricardodw
There is a different profile for established players with 20+ net worth. Nothing Peters can do about it but he has a lot of these guys to deal with. He does not have a good track record with this profile of player.
Staal was just glad to get out of Carolina to the NYR.
Since he left Carolina Staal has had 2 elite level seasons with Minnesota.
That is a significant amount of elite hockey. Staal was not done at age 29 as it appeared to be with Peters.
If Peters would have been able to manage him to play close to his potential it certainly would have made Carolina a much better team over the last 2 seasons.
Maybe it was just a one-off situation but it will be a significant factor in his success as a coach for the Flames.
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Again...by Staals own admission, it had nothing to do with peters and everything to do with his lack of enjoyment playing the game. He needed a re-set and it worked in Minny.