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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
No it really doesn’t work for both. One was the man’s boss. One wasn’t. It’s not the same. JQ has a responsibility to make sure his direct employees aren’t assaulting people.
Do we even know Chevy knew Aldrich worked somewhere else? Did he know there were more assaults? Was Chevy, who was never involved in this investigation according to the league, supposed to take it upon himself to follow Aldrich’s life in perpetuity and conduct investigations into the man’s life? That’s a bit of a reach.
If his role was as limited as we are led to believe, he should feel bad and was part of the organizational structure that let down Beach but he’s nowhere near as culpable from an employment standpoint. He was effectively a bystander who knew about the incident.
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Bowman wasn't Aldrich's boss... so what? Do we know JQ or Bowman or McDonough knew Aldrich worked somewhere else? So what?
Of course he's culpable. He knew it was happening and his belief was that it was being investigated. How does that some excuse not work for anyone but McDonough, the President, who told everyone under him he would handle it?
You're believing the NHL, an organization that did nothing about it and nothing to help Beach. The NHLPA did nothing to help Beach.
But for Chevy it's just "ah well, thought it was being handled and it wasn't my job."
I get that and find it believable, but other guys have lost their job for very little more in terms of responsibility and belief, and he didn't even get a slap on the wrist.