This is different then a performance based termination, its a personal reputation based termination, and in this case if you fire him based on just an accusation, without corroborating evidence, or a admission, yeah you're probably getting sued.
And the Flames firing him 28 games into this season after a stellar first season would both be stupid, and probably would mean that not many coaches would be interested in stepping into a potentially unstable environment with a GM with no patience. Plus I doubt the Flames owners would be all that thrilled with paying a coach for not coaching after the Hartley firing.
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