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Originally Posted by Bingo
He wanted a team that plays with the puck.
He hired a guy that was passionate about a possession style and he was correct, the Flames shot up the charts and out played the opposition for the most part.
What they didn't do is handle adversity very well, and with a young roster he needed a stronger voice behind the bench.
Peters has the possession and more bark.
When you lay it out that way it's not really that odd in my mind.
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Maybe in the fancy stats world, but in the real world the Flames got worked on most nights. The strategic weaknesses of their system were obvious and easy to defend against, then counter and take advantage of a poor defensive scheme. Early on those weaknesses were shielded by Smith's play. At the end, the weaknesses were obvious. Spending a lot of time in the offensive zone, generating low quality shots, is not outplaying the opposition, not when they can transition and put little pressure on the defense and generate great scoring opportunities and goals.