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Old 11-28-2019, 11:46 PM   #977
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Not sure if mentioned already, but another Czech player spoke about Peters. Jiri Tlusty played for him in Carolina during 14-15 season.

https://www.idnes.cz/hokej/nhl/jiri-...134233_nhl_rmp

Half of the article is what's already known, so I will translate Tlusty's quotes only. Tlusty did not reach out for the media as I understand it, was asked to give comments based on Jordan's allegations and own experience with Peters.

On Peters:"He is arrogant. I wish all the players not to have to come into contact with him ever again....To deal with Peters was very hard, he is so arrogant. We never had a good relationship, he was one of those reasons I left Carolina. I am not going to kick around myself, I don't care about him anymore and lot of players already spoken up. Water is boiling.... Like it's normal when a player and his coach have an argument, but to kick someone in the back during a game? Thats rotten. He felt like he could do whatever he wanted and get away with it."

On Jordan:"Michal was young, what could he do? Player feels humiliated, like a beaten dog in a corner. He doesn't show up for practice in good a mood and feels like there is nothing he can do about it. North America can be tough for European players. Wears down your confidence. Michal played there for some time, but it was pretty much up and down for him.

On Akim:"I am not surprised he spoken up. Maybe he could have done it a bit earlier with more courage. But I understand he was depressed and it could have affected his career. Up until now he saw Peters doing well, getting a lot of praise and felt degraded."

On "apology": "The apology is just a gesture he has to make in order to try to get over it. He will shield himself with that, but in fact nothing changed. It's just for the masses to make up for it."


Now there is one important thing that kind of comes to light. Tlusty is Kladno native, Czech NHLers from Kladno are known to be a very tight group. One of Tlusty's best buddies is Michael Frolik. They even went to the same class. I have seen a lot of fans around here wondering what happened to the team after the All-star break. How about it has nothing to do with the All-star break, but more likely how Frolik, a Cup champion, hard worker and a true pro was placed in Peters' doghouse? To the extent when his agent had to come up in his defense with that tweet? I think the timeline fits quite well, could be interesting to check our record before and after that.

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