If the Flames could manage to play a full 60 minutes, they could compete with any team in the League. On Twitter the other day, I hinted that there are problems in the dressing room. The Flames thought they had fixed the problem with the additions of Talbot and Lucic.
Both Lucic and Talbot are great character players, but as the old saying goes, you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. What is my point? Lucic and Talbot can lead as much as they want, but if they don't have buy-in, nothing changes. The players have to start putting the team over themselves. Yes, I am pointing at the leadership. They have to lead by example. I see the interviews; the players are saying all the right things. The problem is, do they believe what they're saying? If the leadership does not buy what the coach is selling, how do you expect the followers to?
I don't know if this is a problem because the players are rebelling against the coach? Too many times, we see coaches trying to be friends with the players, but here comes Mr. Peters, and he is all business. I see the Flames as a dysfunctional family.
How deep does this go? Until the players are willing to go into the corner to fight, there is no solution in sight. Which begs the question, where is the grit in this team? The Flames use to be known for hard work. Right now, all they are known for is a bunch of loafers collecting their paycheques. The players are not willing to go the brink for their coach. Do we have the wrong players or the wrong coach? We all know who usually wins these battles, and Coach Peters has already lost one fight in Raleigh.
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