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Originally Posted by curves2000

What I am saying is that in these type of scenarios where this isn't performance based, the firing goes up the chain because of the potential fallout.

Clearly this wasn't handled well as we are discussing this in 2021 and the actions were awful. This notion that AGM's should have fired somebody or that Q should have fired this guy isn't rooted in reality.

This isn't a situation where you just payout the remainder of the contract like virtually every other coaching or GM firing and than they go onto different teams.

If in a hypothetical scenario the firing and accusation of sexual assault wasn't warranted and wasn't factual, than a wrongful dismissal lawsuit and defamation suit could also follow from the employee side for future losses. If ownership is suppose to be then paying out millions, than ownership is going to want some answers.

I don't want to confuse or compare the two situations, but look at Bertuzzi and Steve Moore incident. We have players saying coaches told them to do this and that and than we have the organization and management saying different things and nobody taking responsibility. It turns into a massive mess and a nightmare for the victim.

If we look at the Bill Peter's situation, we can bet our butts that everybody was looking at getting this situation correct and protected across the board. Flames ownership looking at this closely due to costs and lawsuits, management the same the the Peter's camp for their own interests. This is exactly why the NHL came up with their policy afterwards to have teams report these things through proper channels. That way some bozo's decision doesn't end up causing additional negative attention or press/costs and headaches for the league as a whole.

Like I have said to others who demand that Chevy and others "do something" if you don't have the power or the authority than what are you actually doing?

I am not defending the Hawks but some of the bickering is getting lost in what power specific people may have.

They all have the power to say "him or me" and put themselves on the line for the better. You want to bury this? Fine I'm out. The exodus of an assistant coach, or the sitting out of a high profile player would have been a much larger "distraction". Make the brass choose between the video coach and someone "more valuable" than the Black Ace.

People have to be willing to put themselves in the line of fire.