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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
Peters' roster underperformed. yes, they had a hot start, but after the all star break they were essentially playing like a bubble team, and you can't blame matchups in the playoffs for how easy they made it for the Avs. Their systems collapsed and gave the Avs players (not just Mackinnon, but literally all their forwards) an easy entry into the zone, and Peters got outcoached significantly by Bednar. They were a #1 seed that lost in five games to a #8 seed, that's the definition of underperforming. This carried on into this season, where Peters spun his wheels and would have had to have been fired for team performance even without the personal stuff.
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I'm not sure how you can look at that roster and think that 107 points is underachieving. What did you expect? 120 points and a Stanley Cup?
In hindsight the Avs were a terrible match up. Up and coming team that played playoff hockey for 2 months just to get in. That second half they made the transition from a good team to a cup contending team as evidenced from the past season. Getting the Avs in the playoffs was not a great prize from finishing first in the west.
You can't write off a 107 point season because of a "hot start". That hot start was over 60% of the season. They finished with the second best record in the entire league. That is an over achievement given the roster we had. Even after the All Star break the Flames still went 17-12-2. Not elite, but above average. All teams go through highs and lows.
The Flames had a pedestrian start to the 19-20 season, but I don't think Peter's job was ever in danger.