[News] UPD: Friedman: Peters being officially removed as head coach is close

[cannon7]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

Eddie Lack's father:

https://twitter.com/user/status/1199360598976454657

Is this real life?

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

Eddie Lack's father:

https://twitter.com/user/status/1199360598976454657

Ya Peters, you should hold a press conference where you speak for hours about every thing you can remember you might have ever done to upset another person, be rude to, racist to, etc.

[Scroopy Noopers]

Originally Posted by cannon7

But did Peters kick Jordan while wearing Nikes? The public needs to know.

Can we just admit you have the most hilarious jokes of all the posters and move on?

[JurassicTunga12]

Eddie Lack 'liked' Michal Jordan's tweet on twitter as well.

[zukes]

I'd be interested to hear from Eddie Lack himself.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by AC

Was a big deal ever made of this? I have never seen this clip

[cannon7]

Originally Posted by Flash Walken

Ignore list

Oh noes! Burning bridges left and right he is! Is there no end to the madness?

Yawn.

[cannon7]

Originally Posted by Scroopy Noopers

Can we just admit you have the most hilarious jokes of all the posters and move on?

That's pretty self evident, no?

[Robo]

Originally Posted by Savvy27

So Derek Ryan did comment. Not much there... says he never saw or witnessed anything similar to the Aliu allegations.
https://twitter.com/NHLFlames/status...291349504?s=19

Always trying to read between the lines it seemed odd the comment about lots of smiles and a fun upbeat practice without peters you would think if they liked him it would have been a more somber atmosphere. Also I am going to go out in a limb here and say we see a dominant performance tomorrow while the players try to pound the idea into trelivings head that they are better without him if he hasn't been fired yet

[Dragomir]

This will be a blessing if Tre gets rid of him, Peters is not a good coach.

[rubecube]

Originally Posted by New Era

The business where I can't hold an employee accountable for something they did a decade ago while working for another company. If the individual got through the vetting process and the company was fine with the hire, then we can only judge the employee on their behavior during the time with our interest. Unless a law has been broken, and in this instance a law has not been broken, then I see no reasonable expectation for firing the guy. I don't know where you work, but if you fire someone without cause that leaves you open to a pretty good lawsuit. Considering the possible outcomes as a result of the Flames actions, this could be a pretty good lawsuit.

Do I find the use of the N word unacceptable? Yes, I do. But I continually hear the use of the word by blacks in conversations with other blacks, especially athletes. So that really weakens the argument of the unacceptability of the word IMO. I wince every time I hear it, but I find the double standard to its use unacceptable as well. No one should be using it regardless of color or ethnicity.

If you fire Peters for using the N word a decade ago, you establish a very slippery slope. How long before you have to fire someone for calling someone a homosexual slur (heard on a near ice mic this week during a game)? It's a tough standard to set, especially when there is no one in the Flames organization that can substantiate the claim or has seen similar behavior. I'm all for firing the guy, as I never wanted him hired in the first place, but this just seems like the wrong reason to do it.

This is such a hilariously bad, nonsensical take. Have you not been paying attention to the past 5 years? Does Kevin Spacey's name ring any bells?

[devo22]

never thought I'd ever use the ignore list, but here we are.

[cannon7]

Originally Posted by zukes

I'd be interested to hear from Eddie Lack himself.

He was quoted as saying, ""Not even I can save Peters now."

[sureLoss]

Frank Seravalli @frank_seravalli
Multiple sources also confirmed to #TSN the other physical altercation alleged in Jordan's tweet: Peters also struck a #Canes defenceman in the head on the bench during a game.

To this point, that #Canes player has wished to remain anonymous. It's his story to tell, until then.

[Dentoman]

Just fire the guy already ... there is no coming back from this.

[Split98]

Originally Posted by Flash Walken

I have to wonder how badly this stains treliving.

His targeted hire.

It will really depend on what the truth behind the followup were

If this was a comment that Akim and the team never brought to light since 2008, Tre couldn't have seen any of this coming. At this point, that incident was a one-off

If this was something that was brought up, we have a lot more to discuss with Tre and 2008 Chicago. Because, if I'm connecting some of the dots here... is there a storyline where it was brought up and Peters' response was using it again twice? Can't imagine everything that would have been involved in those discussions wasn't ready for Tre to find in interviews

[Ashasx]

Holy hell, Peters' hockey career is done.

[Racki]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

Holy hell, Peters' hockey career is done.

Kind of crazy right? It is isn't it? Let's hope he invested well because he won't get a job coaching junior hockey at this point.

[chedder]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

I was unsympathetic to arguments that Treliving could have known about the Aliu stuff. But this stuff probably could have been determined with some digging around. Surely pro scouts have contacts that can ID this.

Yeah. Almost guaranteed Treliving knew about these sorts of things and chose to ignore or actually thought it was good coaching. Brutal but not surprising.

[PeteMoss]

These stories also help explain the Flames performance this year. That type of routine has a very short shelf life before you just tune it out and stop caring.