I know a lot of people are just waiting around for the killing to occur but there is a lot of balls in the air that need to be dealt with, one of them being is the dollars and the cash. I know people don't want to hear about the money aspect but its an important piece for everybody involved. This won't be the last of this for anyone in the NHL, at all and this needs to be dealt with properly.
Bill Peter's will be fired for this almost 100%, that's fine. Where this get's dicey is that what portion of the contract dollars are paid out? By whom? Do the Carolina Hurricane's have any role to play in the money side? The NHL? I have heard a lot of people talk about "pay him and move on with it" Are the Flames ownership group thrilled about paying out approx $4.5 million Canadian ? I doubt it, despite the allegations.
Is Bill Peter's going to just walk away from that type of compensation with his future earnings being compromised? Does he deserve an opportunity to earn an income in the NHL going forward?
Does Akim Aliu have a case for compensation from the NHL/AHL for what he describes is his career being railroaded? He compared his case to a smaller version of Kaepernick in some ways and Kaepernick got a big cheque as a result. Who would pay for that?
Although I believe Akim Aliu's version of events happened as he described, what if evidence's shows that only part of what was "Tweeted" was factually true as per the investigation, does Bill Peter's have a case for partial defamation and loss of income in a lawsuit? Who would pay for Akim Aliu's legal costs?
A few friends of mine were adamant that Peter's be canned and dealt with literally within an hour of this story breaking. They kind of shut their mouth quickly when questioned if they were willing to pay out huge severance to an employee for personal conduct a decade ago in their own business?
It's a tough situation for everyone involved and lot's of answers that are needed. What if allegations come out against Ward, our coach tonight? What if allegations about any sort of personal conduct come out against a coach, GM, executive, trainer etc during a long playoff run. Whats the proper method of dealing with this all?
It's craziness all around
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