From the time that Bill Peters resigned as head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes, some figured that it wouldn't be long before he got a job elsewhere. That time became just a week, as the Calgary Flames, late of firing Glen Gulutzan, tabbed Peters to be their bench boss. Despite having near identical numbers in going from Carolina to Calgary, Peters managed to get the most out of a fairly talent-thin Hurricanes squad. However, his downfall, like most Hurricanes squads this decade, has been the inability to figure out the starting goaltending problem. In Calgary, the situation is only slightly better...when Mike Smith was healthy. That is a problem, as Calgary was exactly like Carolina when Smith was out, and now, it looks like Calgary is simply skating around in circles. This should be a team that is better offensively and on the surface, defensively. However, finishing in the bottom half of the league in both categories is unacceptable, especially with a team that features Johnny Gaudreau, Sean Monahan, Mark Giordano, and Dougie Hamilton. Could the Flames have done better than Peters as head coach? Possibly. However, given the arena issues and constant underachieving, Calgary isn't the most desirable place to play in the country. Nothing will change until the front office gets shaken up, which should put both Brian Burke and Brad Treliving in the hot seat next season.
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