Quote:
Originally Posted by Bingo
Who protects a video coach? This isn't the #1 center (who shouldn't be protected either)
|
Again, this misses the point completely. They weren't trying to protect the coach, they were trying to protect the team brand and avoiding a distraction from their cup run. That is what they prioritized over helping Beach and removing Aldrich. If they could have put Aldrich in a bag and sunk him to the bottom of Lake Michigan never to be spoken of again, I'm sure they would have, but that would cause people to ask questions, and that would result in a story. They were trying to avoid the story.
The same motivation applies to everything now, both at the level of the Hawks organization and the NHL head office. Now that this information is public, they can't avoid damage to the brand, so they're going to try to minimize it by taking the steps necessary to appease the public demand. That's why Quenneville wasn't fired immediately, that's why Cheveldayoff is still in place - they're gauging public reaction.