Jeremy Roenick done on NBC

[weastern bias]

[MOD]

On the real, of course this is what was going to happen, his comments were beyond unprofessional and Roenick and his lukewarm halfbaked "analysis" is utterly replaceable

 

[Slats432]

Pretty simple. In today's age you can't joke about a threesome with a female coworker and stay employed.

 

[Hansen]

Piss off ghost

 

[CallMeShaft]

Going on a podcast that thousands of individuals listen to and saying on said podcast that you'd love to have a 3-way with a co-worker is absolutely grounds for termination, especially when that co-worker has stated she's not happy about the comments.

Firing him isn't because NBC wanted to be "PC", it's because what he did was a very public form of sexual harassment.

 

[x Tame Impala]

I think firing him is excessive. He said something stupid in public, I think after years and years of working for NBC the guy should be allowed a mistake or two.

Obviously can't say the things he did, it's not fair to Tappen especially

 

[Ginormousthumbs]

Now he’ll have plenty of time to work out

 

[Took a pill in Sbisa]

Seems like an obvious replacement for Coaches Corner on Sportsnet

 

[Pengwins]

Good. He's an idiot. Now get rid of Milbury and that ex-flyer clown

 

[bandwagonesque]

Great. Replace him with another retired player that doesn't go on podcasts and talk about which of his coworkers he wants to sleep with and we're back where we started.

 

[ElysiumAB]

If you think any corporation the size of NBC makes a move like this for reasons other than, 1) Money, 2) PR/Optics, 3) Money.... you're a fool.

 

[Il Stugotz]

Seems like an obvious replacement for Coaches Corner on Sportsnet

If only he were a coach and not a skeez who couldn't keep the easiest job in the world

 

[Ronnie Residue]

I’ve always disliked JR, so this is pretty good news.
Overall I don’t think what he said meant he has to be fired, but I’m not at all shocked they would want to distance themselves from someone like him.
Goodbye Roenick, I won’t miss ya.

 

[Silky mitts]

I fast forward through all NBC studio stuff stopping only at Bob McKenzie and the start of the next period

 

[Took a pill in Sbisa]

If only he were a coach and not a skeez who couldn't keep the easiest job in the world

Didn't mean the segment would still be called Coaches Corner.

 

[thefutures]

Stick a fork in 'em, he's done.

 

[Spoilers]

And nothing of value was lost.

 

[Dolemite]

Agreed.

What he said was wildly inappropriate, completely unprofessional, and I completely support NBC suspending him for it.

That being said I could've seen a path where he comes back after the all-star break, makes a quick on-air apology, and resumes his duties. He's not in Matt Lauer territory or anything.

At the same time though, NBCUniversal is a massive corporation that can't really afford to screw around with stuff like this anymore. So I guess I shouldn't be surprised. And it's not like Roenick is irreplaceable as a hockey commentator.

What gets me is all the people who are surprised by this. NBC knew what they were getting. As I've said before, when he played for the Kings Hugh Hefner gave him the keys to the Playboy mansion. Ummm hello?

That said, Roenick knows well enough not to say what he said when the mic is on. That's his own fault.

He'll get another gig soon. NBC's loss will be someone else's gain.

 

[Il Stugotz]

Didn't mean the segment would still be called Coaches Corner.

Jeremy Nose Hockey and it's just him doing lines before the game with the Capitals

 

[TheAngryHank]

Gritty to be his replacement.

 

[WesMcCauley]

It really does. I don't think Tappen was throwing her colleague and friend under the bus for any of the reasons I have seen so far in this thread.

If this was something that was out of context or whatever, Tappen almost assuredly would have come to his defense. Even as a long time fan of JR, the fact that Tappen not only didn't defend him, but went as far as to condemn his comments, tells me everything I need to know about this situation.

All of it is kind of weird imo...
He talked about them being bestfriends, Tappen went on a trip with him and his wife and then he told the story about how a guy approached him and asked if he was there with two women and he said yes just to play along. Then he kept going on about it and said who wouldnt have wanted to be with Kathryn Tappen if you could.

Its weird but he basically told a real life story and it seemed like Tappen was fine with him joking about it when it happened. Context is everything. Him telling that story and saying what he said is not the same as if he just said that he wanted to get with person X from work (that he only has a work relationship with). That i could understand he would get in trouble for. If you dont actually listen to the interview and get the context of their friendship and them being on vacation together etc it looks much worse than it actually was. It was a "funny" story that you obviously dont tell live on NBC but i think its pretty harsh to fire him for it.

His comments about Patrick Sharp and how good looking he is was worse because they dont have that same private relationship, but that will obviously not be the focus because he isnt a woman.

 

[Alicat]

This is an employment matter. His employer didn't like how JR's comments reflected on their product, so the employer fixed the problem.

Said employer has a thing called policies that an employee must follow and when an employee breaks one in the manner JR did, yo go bye bye.

 

[Gardner McKay]

All of it is kind of weird imo...
He talked about them being bestfriends, Tappen went on a trip with him and his wife and then he told the story about how a guy approached him and asked if he was there with two women and he said yes just to play along. Then he kept going on about it and said who wouldnt have wanted to be with Kathryn Tappen if you could.

Its weird but he basically told a real life story and it seemed like Tappen was fine with him joking about it when it happened. Context is everything. Him telling that story and saying what he said is not the same as if he just said that he wanted to get with person X from work (that he only has a work relationship with). That i could understand he would get in trouble for. If you dont actually listen to the interview and get the context of their friendship and them being on vacation together etc it looks much worse than it actually was. It was a "funny" story that you obviously dont tell live on NBC but i think its pretty harsh to fire him for it.

His comments about Patrick Sharp and how good looking he is was worse because they dont have that same private relationship, but that will obviously not be the focus because he isnt a woman.

I dunno. It obviously made her uncomfortable. JR is an NBC employee. He made public comments about a co-worker. Said co-worker had an opportunity to defend him, didn't and proceeded to condemn him. Doesn't seem that weird to me.

 

[EpochLink]

Never watched him on NBC, never knew he was still employed.

 

[Coily]

Tsn already on the phone

Is there enough room for Jeff O'Neill AND JR?
I don't know if TSN can handle that amount of bitching and complaining...

 

[Pizza!Pizza!]

And yet Pierre McGuire still has a job - there's no justice in this world.
f*** NBC.