[JohnnyB]

If Treliving does back Peters through this, he could be in a tough spot. Worst case, the Flames keep losing under Peters and more supporting evidence of Aliu's claims comes out later. Treliving's decisions damage both the on-ice success of the team and the organization's reputation. That would likely cost Treliving his job in addition to Peters' job. It would also damage Treliving's reputation.

Fire him now, and there's a chance to reset a bad start to the season and keep a positive image for the organization. The team has been trending down under Peters' coaching since March of last year anyways.

Would Treliving be willing to risk putting his own job and reputation on the line for a coach that hasn't been getting success out of the team in the last 9 months and is coming to the end of a disastrous month? He would need to really believe in Peters as a coach and as a person to feel there is an upside worth risking it all for.