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Originally Posted by Aarongavey
Well Stanley Cup champion Bob Hartley did get this team to the 2nd round and then had to endure a year of horrific goaltending. Flames fired him and hired a guy who had never had success anywhere before. They fired him and hired a coach who had never had success anywhere before. If they get a new coach I would suggest hiring someone who was successful somewhere before.
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I was initially not a fan of the Hartley firing and the Peters hiring, but felt that I couldn't argue with results when the Flames were looking so strong last year. In the playoffs against the Avs I lost confidence in Peters again though. He just did nothing to adapt. He doesn't seem like a guy that can positively manipulate the emotions of the team or engage in gamesmanship for the sake of getting the team closer to winning. When the team faltered, he didn't seem to be there to have their back with clever adjustments. That, in my eyes, was very poor leadership from the coach.