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Originally Posted by New Era
I think the obvious thing in play here is Aliu's career is coming to a close and he has nothing left to lose by telling his story. He's disappointed in how his career arch developed and there is likely some lashing out going on, with some possible ulterior motives. The Babcock firing and commentary has likely made him feel he's in a place to make his statements and take a run at a coach with which he has an axe to grind. I get his motives, and support his comments, so long as he doesn't try to monetize them. This is ultimately where things will fall out IMO. What chain reaction does this start, and how many reputations will this sully.
Keep an eye on a guy like Daniel Carcillo. He's throwing a lot of stuff at the wall right now and hoping something will stick. The dog pile is just starting and there will be a certain element that will hope to make something out of this mess. Whether it be immediate money to get shut up, or fame to rally into a job in some money down the line, there is going to be an element that we need to approach with a high degree of skepticism.
Back to the Flames situation, it is obvious that Peters needs to go, but I am still concerned about how this is going to play out for the team. Unless they have a rock solid morality clause that covers actions from previous employers, which is highly unlikely, the Flames are going to have to pay a substantial settlement to Peters to make him go away. Peters is pretty much done in hockey and he's going to want every cent he can milk out of this gig. Even though the Flames have little to no responsibility in this, they are ending Peters' career and they will be the target of his lawsuit. I'm glad they are taking their time on this, as they need to get this right. This is going to be the standard that used in dealing with this type of thing going forward and how this will be remembered years to come. I wish it weren't the Flames caught in the middle of this.
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Why shouldn’t he monetize it?
Peters right now is trying to monetize his dismissal. This idea that victims need to be selfless and noble is wrong. Aliu should extract what he can out of this situation. While I agree that monetary incentive does cause credibility to be questioned the victims should approach it in a manner they want to. If that’s being paid to keep quiet that’s fine, if that is shedding light on it for the public that’s fine to.
We don’t get to decide how a victim should behave.