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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Rick Westhead is ruthless in the best way.
Also this whole thing has really made me appreciate the way the Flames handled the Peters situation.
They didn't give him a platform to deny the accusations or say he had never heard of it (Coach Q).
They didn't allow him to remain behind the bench as he was held out of any games in the interim.
There was no talk about how Peters was a good guy who just made a mistake.
And they did their own investigation and fired Peters before the NHL could even step in or do their own thing.
Compare that to how Chicago, Florida, and Winnipeg are handling this and it really does make me appreciate the Flames leadership team a little more again this morning.
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Absolutely.
Credit where due. They really showed up and handled their business discretely and didn't compromise ethics to just to let the league figure it out for them, potentially giving a guy who crossed the line another day to work in the league.
They did their due diligence immediately and severed the limb without hesitation.
I think FLA letting Quenneville coach / Quenneville himself not stepping away is the worst part of this. The day reports come out detailing how the hawks leadership group brushed sexual assault under the rug to 'focus on hockey' where JQ was coaching the team, and that NIGHT he is allowed to stand behind a bench and work like normal, because 'Bettman will give him a talking later' is asinine.