This offseason, the coaching consternation was taking place on the south end of the QE2 Highway. Forgoing what most Calgary fans considered due diligence and honing in on a single target, the Flames hired a handpicked Bill Peters immediately after he opted out of his contract with the Carolina Hurricanes.
Considering the fact Peters had missed the playoffs in all four seasons in Carolina, it was a potentially fate-connecting decision by Flames GM Brad Treliving to bring his chosen bench boss to town after firing Glen Gulutzan two seasons after turfing Bob Hartley.
But it was another Alberta coach canned this week when the Oilers dumped Todd McLellan after a rocky start to the season and one playoff appearance in three years in Edmonton.