Confirmed with Link: Coyotes fire Steve Sullivan

[The Feckless Puck]

Arizona Coyotes Terminate the Contract of Steve Sullivan

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[rt]

Arizona Coyotes Terminate the Contract of Steve Sullivan

 

[Sm00chy]

Wow very interesting.

 

[Dirty Old Man]

ugh, *now* what?

 

[SealsFan4Life]

this...is...shocking?
what happened here? surely something happened behind closed doors?

 

[The Feckless Puck]

The lack of fanfare (the tweet in which it was announced only had the link to the article) doesn't bode well.

 

[_Del_]

Oooh, Sully

 

[Name Nameless]

I would like the assure the admins I'll be the last on speculating why. But I'm curious about what this means for the team. Has he been vital in, say, the good play against the Blues?

 

[rt]

I’m very nervous about this.

 

[rt]

Feels like if this isn’t related to the Miller pick or the prospect testing, then there is some new drama we don’t know about yet. Ugh.

 

[Vinny Boombatz]

C'mon Morgan, do your job!

 

[The Feckless Puck]

Feels like if this isn’t related to the Miller pick or the prospect testing, then there is some new drama we don’t know about yet. Ugh.

If it had been related to those two issues, I'm sure he'd have been gone way earlier. The verbiage - "terminated" rather than "mutual parting of the ways" or "released" or etc. - does seem to indicate something sudden and unpleasant.

 

[cobra427]

Maybe just not BA's guy.

 

[Sinurgy]

lol...jesus christ...the gong show telethon continues on into hour 487239087.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

Maybe just not BA's guy.

Again, if that was simply the case, then it would have gone down earlier and with a little more "We wish him well" spin from the press office.

 

[YotesFan47]

Wow, wonder why. All the evidence suggests that he was a healthy part of our FO. Maybe something new came to light?

 

[Mosby]

I miss our sassy press releases.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

Craig weighs in:

 

[Mosby]

That kinda sounds like he quit?

 

[TheLegend]

Feels like if this isn’t related to the Miller pick or the prospect testing, then there is some new drama we don’t know about yet. Ugh.

You read my mind.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

They wouldn't use the term "termination" if he had quit.

 

[Prarievarg]

Granted English isn't my native language, but terminated (as in the article) doesn't sound nearly as severe as fired (as in the post title)? Sounds like it could be mutual, no?

 

[The Feckless Puck]

Granted English isn't my native language, but terminated (as in the article) doesn't sound nearly as severe as fired (as in the post title)? Sounds like it could be mutual, no?

In corporate speak, "terminated" means involuntary loss of position, generally with prejudice. Very very rarely will a corporation use the word "fired" in any official communications. "Terminated" is the accepted public synonym for this.

And it should be mentioned that when a contract termination is mutual, both parties go well out of their way to include that word in all of their reporting on it.

 

[British yote]

Clean out everyone who was in the front office when the draft scandal happened to get our pick back? That way it would seem to the league we don’t have any information that could give us an advantage?

 

[SniperHF]

Granted English isn't my native language, but terminated (as in the article) doesn't sound nearly as severe as fired (as in the post title)? Sounds like it could be mutual, no?

In sports euphemisms, terminated is pretty much equal to fired. It's basically get out.

"Mutally parted ways" is the more smiley face term for we don't get along anymore let's end it.