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Bill Peters Exercises Out Clause, Leaves Hurricanes

April 20, 2018 at 10:39 am CDT | by Gavin Lee 6 Comments

Bill Peters will in fact exercise his opt-out clause and leave the Carolina Hurricanes. The head coach had until today to decide whether he’d leave the final season and $1.6MM of his contract on the table to pursue other opportunities. There had been speculation that both Peters and Hurricanes’ owner Thomas Dundon wanted to part ways, but were in a standoff to see whether he would exercise the option or have to be “reassigned.” In a statement, Peters thanked the organization for his time there:

I want to thank Tom Dundon, Peter Karmanos and Ron Francis for the trust they put in me to lead the team. I feel the incoming general manager should have the ability to hire his own head coach. I also want to thank Don Waddell and the entire front office and PNC Arena staff. This business requires hard work and long hours, and I greatly appreciate the efforts of the many people I have worked alongside during the past four years.

Peters has been the head coach of the Hurricanes for four years, missing the playoffs each season. After working as an assistant coach under Mike Babcock in Detroit, he was seen as one of the best coaching prospects in the league and a rising star in terms of head coaching positions. That expectation didn’t come to fruition in Carolina, where he ended with a 137-138-53 record. With the search for a new GM still underway, a departure was easy to predict one way or another. He’ll now be free to sign with another team.

The Calgary Flames sit as the favorite to hire Peters, as there has long been speculation that he would like to return to Alberta. The Flames recently fired Glen Gulutzan after just two seasons, and have made it clear they want a tougher voice in the room. Peters certainly wouldn’t be called a players coach, having previously called out publicly those who have underpeformed for him. That’s not to say that he is destined for Calgary though, as McKenzie reports that multiple clubs have expressed interest already.

As for Carolina, there has been some speculation that Hurricanes great Rod Brind’Amour would be considered for the now vacant position. Brind’Amour has served as an assistant coach for seven seasons, starting just a year after retiring as a player. It seems unlikely that they would name a new coach until the GM position is filled, but nothing Dundon has done to this point has been conventional, and he could decide to jump on one of the other free agents right away.

Bob McKenzie of TSN first reported that Peters would exercise the option.

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  1. mikedickinson

    5 years ago

    Thank God he’s gone! He’s a train wreck as a coach who has no idea how to manage his 12 forwards. Constantly juggling lines and putting the wrong combinations together.

    Can he take Derek Ryan with him to Calgary?

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    • ThePriceWasRight

      5 years ago

      this canes team did better than they should considering their big acquisition was a train wreck in net. think canes fans next season are going to wish Peters had stayed.

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      • mikedickinson

        5 years ago

        Darling was bad, but Ward was much better than expected. Peters system generated no offense. You best have a great defense if he is your coach and you wanna make the playoffs.

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  2. acarneglia

    5 years ago

    Dear Jeff Gorton,

    Don’t hire Bill Peters

    Love, Ranger Fans

    Reply
  3. 66TheNumberOfTheBest

    5 years ago

    Not a huge Peters fan but he’d be a big upgrade to Gulutzan. But then, most would.

    Flames should hire a real task master like Mike Therrien.

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  4. ericl

    5 years ago

    I don’t get the appeal of Peters to teams. He hasn’t accomplished anything. He had a lot of young talent in Carolina, but they didn’t take a step forward. A lot of his players hated him. Calgary can do a lot better. Hire Vigneault or Tippett.

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