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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
Coaching is an important ingredient to be sure - but it is far over weighted by some fans.
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Counterpoint: Barry Trotz completely turning around the Islanders. Which, if nothing else, reminds me of the absurd "it will take some time to learn the system" defences of Gulutzan's incompetence we saw here a couple years ago.
That said, specific to the Flames, I think Bednar outcoached Peters handily. Also, Peters was exceedingly slow to adapt and react to the fact that the roster was flat as a pancake. In this particular case however, I agree that the lion's share of the fault does lie on the players. And, we can't dismiss what Peters achieved with this squad in the regular season. The banner we'll raise in October will feel like a cheap tablecloth after this, but he and they still earned it.