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Originally Posted by New Era
I really hate the standard this is about to set. If Peters has not said anything like this while coaching the Flames then there is no grounds for termination - other than his ####ty coaching. How many people are going to get railroaded because they used bad language in the past? How many hockey players have not used a homophobic slur in the past? This opens a door than may never be closed. I'm not a fan of Peters, but him getting sacked for something that was done a decade ago is just bad business IMO.
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Well, it is grounds for termination, not to mention the fact they can let him go whenever they want.
Not only was it racist language, directed at a black player, he had the opportunity at the time to own it, apologize and make up for it, and he doubled down. As a 45 year old person in a position of authority he couldn't even manage the situation correctly. I don't have a lot of faith much has changed since.