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Originally Posted by Fighting Banana Slug
Hockey Canada has not covered itself in glory throughout this mess, but I don't think much can be taken from what is an essentially corporate settlement that should affect the outcome of a criminal trial of these individuals. As mentioned above, some of those players didn't know about the settlement, some were not charged and there are a host of reasons for HC to conclude a settlement, regardless whether they think a conviction is likely.
Corporations settle potential lawsuits for financial and reputational reasons that go beyond whether they think they have a 50.1% chance of success in litigation (for civil matters). I see the HC settlement with EM in a similar manner. Something definitely happened, but I don't see it as any kind of smoking gun that a crime was committed.[
Yeah, difference here is my hockey fees for my kid went in part to me paying for hockey Canada to cover crap like this up and save their own buts to keep their cushy roles. This is not some corporation, this was a public institution which I had no choice but to put my money into.
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Right, which is why I said HC isn't covering itself in glory. My point was in response to suggestions that the settlement is evidence of a crime (and potential cover up).
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From HFBoard oiler fan, in analyzing MacT's management:
O.K. there has been a lot of talk on whether or not MacTavish has actually done a good job for us, most fans on this board are very basic in their analysis and I feel would change their opinion entirely if the team was successful.
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