CALGARY, AB - JANUARY 11: Calgary Flames head coach Bill Peters (Photo by Brett Holmes/NHLI via ... [+] Getty Images) NHLI via Getty ImagesBill Peters’ days as the head coach of the Calgary Flames may be numbered after former NHL hockey player Akim Aliu accused him of repeatedly directing the N-word at him 10 years ago. Should I be mad that the Calgary Flames haven’t fired Peters? So am I right to say that the Flames cannot fire Peters unless they conclude he did indeed use the N-word? And if the Flames fire Peters for using the N-word but the team got it wrong, Peters could sue the team. CALGARY, CANADA - APRIL 7: Akim Aliu #29 of the Calgary Flames skates the Anaheim Ducks on April 7, ... [+] 2012 at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Source: Forbes November 27, 2019 17:30 UTC