Bill Peters may (or may not) have been fired as Flames' HC (READ POST #1)

[Bear of Bad News]

Okay, we are back open. Read this entire post prior to proceeding.

We've been trying to reconcile the following two true statements:
(1) We need a thread to discuss this important NHL-related event.
(2) Every thread on this event gets meaningfully derailed.

This is how we're going to do it. These are the rules: You can discuss this specific incident (while staying in good taste). If you generalize this incident IN ANY FASHION, or otherwise try to move this topic somewhere else, it will be dealt with.

Zero tolerance policy, capiche?

Proceed.

UPDATE -
Folks, we've been deleting a lot of shit in the thread recently. RE-READ THE STICKIED FIRST POST, and strongly consider what you post next.

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[vanarchy]

There's racial allegations and the team needs a shake up. I don't know why the Flames would keep him around and I personally don't think they will.

 

[WolfgangPuck]

anyone know what rapper song that was?

 

[vanarchy]

anyone know what rapper song that was?

"Any of them" - Bill Peters

 

[WestCoastLife]

Can we talk about Sportsnet and how they dropped the ball ... yet again?

 

[Senor Catface]

anyone know what rapper song that was?

It was in one of the tweets. It was this song.

 

[RalphKing]

There's racial allegations and the team needs a shake up. I don't know why the Flames would keep him around and I personally don't think they will.

I suspect they are doing an investigation so they can fire him for cause and not have to pay him out the remainder of his contract.

 

[TheGoldenGod]

anyone know what rapper song that was?

Macklemore

 

[MXD]

... ehh... How come this firing may or may not have happened?

 

[serp]

So maybe more stuff about Peters will drop soon.

 

[Turin]

So... he’s not fired yet?

 

[SI90]

There's racial allegations and the team needs a shake up. I don't know why the Flames would keep him around and I personally don't think they will.

the team would look almost as bad if they used unproven allegations to fire a coach because they’re in need of a shake up.

Not saying he’s innocent but if he’s fired it should be for the right reasons. Unless of course they were planning on letting him go anyway.

 

[JetsWillFly4Ever]

As much as I love hockey and there are so many great people involved, there is a history of really shitty culture that is hopefully on it's way out. Babcock and Peters are a part of that culture and there are many more just like them.

 

[Trap Jesus]

... ehh... How come this firing may or may not have happened?

This, I thought that Tweet was confirmed. If he actually wasn't there's going to be such an insane amount of pressure on Calgary to do it.

 

[inthe6ix]

Geoff Ward at the helm for now

 

[TJ Hooker]

What a time to be alive.

 

[417]

so he didn't call aliu the n word, but used it to describe them music he was listening to...

yeah...not quite

 

[JTToilinginToronto]

Edit: after reading all the posts itt and reading more about the evidence presented, I feel like a firing is justified for this coach.

 

[PumpkinBombX]

I believe the song in question was Wu Tang Clan's Method Man (specifically the torture intro)

 

[Roboturner913]

so he didn't call aliu the n word, but used it to describe them music he was listening to...

Which is still incredibly racist and in no way excusable.

 

[vanarchy]

so he didn't call aliu the n word, but used it to describe them music he was listening to...

How did I know someone would show up with this analysis?

Spin it however you want, it's still wrong.

 

[Del Preston]

Treliving looked a bit surprised when a reporter told him two of Aliu's teammates corroborated the allegation.

 

[vanarchy]

the team would look almost as bad if they used unproven allegations to fire a coach because they’re in need of a shake up.

Not saying he’s innocent but if he’s fired it should be for the right reasons. Unless of course they were planning on letting him go anyway.

I don't disagree. I don't think anything changes until they make a trade with a core player.

 

[wetcoast]

Last time I looked it up any team can fire any coach at any time for any reason.

Peters will still get paid and Calgary does need a shakeup.

 

[Bounces R Way]

I hope this specific incident being the third in the NHL season provides the people in power in hockey some tangible motivation to clean up the culture.