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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
I find it weird that people who wouldn't have cared or said a word if HNIC had just decided to get rid of coaches corner because it was way way past its prime get all ***hurt that they canned it because Cherry screwed up and said something offensive
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I think it's fine if some people are upset. The nature of it in your scenario changes from purely a purely business decision, to a business AND political decision, and there's no shortage of outrage when things become political.
Besides, I think there would be a LOT of people upset if they cancelled Cherry even if it was purely based on business. He clearly has a lot of respect in hockey circles. If he retired on his own accord, I don't think anyone would have batted an eye.
It's not that he left, it's how he left that rubs people the wrong way.
But I'll just say that I think the decision to fire him was totally justified given everything we know about the situation and Cherry's history of inflammatory comments.