Ok sounds good

I’m simply explaining my thought process in how I view it. I could have just ignored your comment.

I thought it would be nice to explain how I view it and separate the two things while acknowledging I don’t agree with his society views.

Gotta tell you when everyone starts out they do not posses hockey operations experience. He’s there to learn, scout (he played a lot of hockey), share on-ice experiences and help recruit. Hes not make trade calls.

Tage Thompson…he’s a trump supporter. Instagram shows that. If you don’t like trump does that make him a piece of shit now too?

That’s just one example of why I stay of that part of evaluating b/c it gets convoluted to go player by player exec by exec.

I have no problem with it from a strictly hockey operations hire. Doesn’t mean I think he’s a great guy or agree with his society views that’s not the same thing.

You can evaluate these guys however you want. Go nuts. I’m telling how I just focus on the on-ice aspect of it b/c I can’t draw lines.

Ya sure that would be great but who is that going to be? If the Sabres hired Pat Kaleta (first name that came to mind) they’d be laughed at.

A lot of the fans favorite alumni have jobs and contracts elsewhere.

Everyone can handle it differently of course. I know how a lot of athletes think or view stuff. I don’t have a check list of each guy what their views on the world are.

I’m not ok with it but what do you want me to do about it? There are probably a handful of guys on the hockey team or football team that think worse things than him & we don’t know. That’s life. There are shitty ppl.

I don’t know these guys personally. I have to do my best to separate.

Again while I do not agree with his views that he has expressed, in the sphere of being part of a hockey front office that’s how I choose to evaluate him as a positive or negative addition to the organization.

Same goes for Reimer. Don’t agree w/ the views but I evaluate his on-ice performance.

All that I’ll say to you about this and to be very clear I DO NOT agree with his views.

But in the world of sports and entertainment it’s very likely you will not agree with things your favorite athlete believes or thinks. It would likely tarnish your enjoyment of sports. That’s reality. (1/2)

Maybe more if they take Schaefer