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Originally Posted by Textcritic
You are assuming that Treliving was acting out of character for an NHL executive. I am sure he did his due diligence—insofar as any GM would do in his vetting process of a coaching candidate.
The problem is NOT Treliving. It's the NHL; it's hockey. Certainly, he should have to answer questions for his part in employing Bill Peters, and I would hope that Treliving is part of the solution moving forward. But to foist upon him the responsibility for what is a deeply entrenched issue that extends far into the guts of the League is not fair.
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I had the chance to speak to a former NHL GM this afternoon, he would not go as far to say Treliving was acting out of character, but that it was
his opinon there was zero chance Treliving wasn't aware that some of this existed, and he either acknowledged these character issues when he hired him, or else acted in willful ignorance and simply chose to turn a blind eye.
Either way, this is essentially corroborates your argument that it's a culture problem in hockey but doesn't mean Treliving or anyone else should escape culpability going forward.
If this is the beginning of the end of his tenure, so be it.