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Originally Posted by Textcritic
The Flames played objectively MUCH better under Peters last year than in any season in recent memory. There were noticeable and obvious tactical changes that worked. I think the players—the group—have their own issues, but I also think that the Flames absolutely need better coaching than they have for now.
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I'm all for getting a great coach. But the flaw in what you just said is that the Flames were floundering under Peters this year - so did he become bad? And I really doubt Ward implements a different system than Peters. First, he's had no time to change it and second, he was the AC hired by Peters, or at least with huge input from him - they likely saw eye to eye on systems.
The reason the last couple games (and a few previous ones like Edmonton and Toronto) were so much better paced is that the players were engaged and focused and thus executed the existing system way better.