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“He’s (Peters) certainly a guy, when we made the change, that was at the top of my list … I feel strongly that he’s the right guy for this group right now,” Treliving said. “He pushes. He’s a demanding guy, but in a way that he’s an encouraging and relationship-driven coach with players.”

“A few things we really felt strongly about (changing) … our depth, organizationally, but specifically at the forward position. I take responsibility that we didn’t necessarily give our coaches as many tools as they probably should have had last year in terms of moving people around.

“We felt we’ve increased the forward depth of our group, and then looking at specific areas, and that’s on the right side for people that can play in scoring roles.”

“One thing that was painfully evident last year is we relied on too many. If two or three guys didn’t score last year, we were going to have a tough time to win.”

With increased forward depth and new young additions in Noah Hanifin and Elias Lindholm signed long term, Treliving feels his club is ready for a bounce back campaign. The Flames’ architect even declared this year’s crop of talent entering training camp “is the deepest group that’s been here since I’ve been here.”