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Carolina Hurricanes: 5 reasons Bill Peters has outstayed his welcome

By Andrew Miller

CHICAGO, IL - MARCH 08: Carolina Hurricanes head coach Bill Peters looks on during an NHL hockey game between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Chicago Blackhawks on March 08, 2018, at the United Center in Chicago, IL. The Hurricanes won 3-2. (Photo by Daniel Bartel/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - MARCH 08: Carolina Hurricanes head coach Bill Peters looks on during an NHL hockey game between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Chicago Blackhawks on March 08, 2018, at the United Center in Chicago, IL. The Hurricanes won 3-2. (Photo by Daniel Bartel/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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RALEIGH, NC – MARCH 2: Keith Kinkaid #1 of the New Jersey Devils goes down inn the crease to make a save on a shot by Derek Ryan #7 of the Carolina Hurricanes during an NHL game on March 2, 2018 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images)
RALEIGH, NC – MARCH 2: Keith Kinkaid #1 of the New Jersey Devils goes down inn the crease to make a save on a shot by Derek Ryan #7 of the Carolina Hurricanes during an NHL game on March 2, 2018 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images) /

2. Frustrating style of play/lack of ability to finish scoring chances

Section 328, (a rather popular Canes fan page) put it beautifully on their Twitter page when they mentioned the frustration of having another disappointing result when posting at least 40 shots on goal against an inexperienced netminder. Once again, the Canes peppered the opposing goalie, on March 12 at MSG, to no avail.

The Canes have the second lowest shooting percentage in the NHL this season. It’s become a regular sight for this squad to see them at least double the amount of shots of the opposition, and it happened again last night. Hopefully, the Canes fare better against the Bruins.

The stat line appears solid for the Canes most games, under Peters, until you come across the final score. The style of play that he runs promotes puck control and a large quantity of shots on goal. However, the defense keeps breaking down and the offense cannot convert on scoring chances.

That all comes back to the system that Peters is running. He either needs to shake things up somehow, or the front office needs to find a new direction. The losses piling up are just one part of the frustration from the fan base.

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