gotta give to get.
Kap goes
- senstroll

If you want a guy with 3-4 years on his contract sure.

But with Andersen and Rielly needing new contracts in that time I don't see it.

wrong, he got fired because he is a xenophobe and just can't shut up about it, its been going on for 30 years...he is too dumb to learn his lesson, good riddance.
- Symba007

Supporting veterans: "Hey everyone, learn about remembrance day and go out and get a poppy to make sure that their contributions to our great nation are never forgotten"

Being an old timey coot: "You people who come here and enjoy our stuff and freedom..." *Jabs finger at screen

Talk about bs.. saying “you ppl” is not racists lol. He’s talking about ppl who came to Canada as immigrants.. Ppl’s assumptions about it being racist is more racist than what Cherry actually said. Saying he’s noticed immigrants not wearing a poppy is not racist.. anyone who called for his head is a justice worrier wall flower! Reading these comments, it’s clear that our society is hyper censored! Everyone’s scared to even speak for fear of being called a racist. And I’m no right winger saying that. It’s getting out of hand! Cherry is a Canadian icon.. I’ve never seen someone who speaks to the hearts of Canadians more than Cherry. He will be deeply missed!
- JKSoule

whatever, people are fed up with the racist bigoted sh1t

You can pretend it didnt mean what it meant and try to dance around it, its (frank)ing obvious, at least own your racist bullpoop

I see a lot more to his game.

He has quit taking so many low percentage shots which is a start.
- Santo_44

If he has 70% of the success Grabner has had, I would be more than thrilled.

I know 20 people who have canceled there Rogers cable and or cell plan already over it. Not because what he said was right or wrong but because the timing of the firing. Sorry to say but its picking up traction and it might turn into a huge mistake on there part.
- Buck Norris

The interesting thing of it, is that SportsNet/CBC has Cherry on a 7-10 second delay. They must've heard it first and either ignored it or missed it.

I know 20 people who have canceled there Rogers cable and or cell plan already over it. Not because what he said was right or wrong but because the timing of the firing. Sorry to say but its picking up traction and it might turn into a huge mistake on there part.
- Buck Norris

it'll blow over.

SN can't have a guy doing that..plain and simple.

Him using SN as a platform for that is worse for business then keeping him.

Supporting veterans: "Hey everyone, learn about remembrance day and go out and get a poppy to make sure that their contributions to our great nation are never forgotten"

Being an old timey coot: "You people who come here and enjoy our stuff and freedom..." *Jabs finger at screen
- TheMussel

the cause is great, he just can't help himself with blaming immigrants for everything. He did not have to go there, could have just said please wear a poppy.

He has become that old man that yells at clouds

how does it feel to know so many idiots?
- daeth

wrong, he got fired because he is a xenophobe and just can't shut up about it, its been going on for 30 years...he is too dumb to learn his lesson, good riddance.
- Symba007

I keep seeing people saying, he does 1 thing and gets fired.


I said it for years, he should have been gone a long time ago. this is nothing new for him. he just forgot to hide it better

That's the thing, there was no reference to 'new people.'

If he said, "new people coming to Canada, need to learn about..", that would have been fine in my opinion.

Let's call a spade a spade here, the comments he made implied people of colour do not support Remembrance Day, or our Veterans.
- PatC80

just people would be ok cause it all of us.

Yeah and that is wrong to say.

You don't have to like that it is wrong but it is wrong.
- Santo_44

I believe he mentioned young people as well. What's wrong with saying new comers to Canada should wear Poppy's?

The interesting thing of it, is that SportsNet/CBC has Cherry on a 7-10 second delay. They must've heard it first and either ignored it or missed it.
- PatC80

Oh I'm sure they waited for the backlash.

Like they really care, it's all about the eyeballs, and once they felt that the outraged had peaked enough, they were forced into it.

It's not like it's a new thing either: it's like inviting Jeffery Dahmer over for dinner one more time and getting upset when he eats your guests again.

If Cherry is wrong to mix politics with hockey, is it also wrong that the NHL has Hockey is for Everyone, Pride night and Black History night? If wearing something (poppy) has no significance, why does NHLcom have a full line of Pride and Hockey Is For Everyone t-shirts, hats and other apparel?

I believe he mentioned young people as well. What's wrong with saying new comers to Canada should wear Poppy's?
- HealthyScratch6

"you people"

You can talk about immigrants without being racist but Cherry didn't.

The interesting thing of it, is that SportsNet/CBC has Cherry on a 7-10 second delay. They must've heard it first and either ignored it or missed it.
- PatC80

CBC does not have editorial rights anymore (broadcast only), it's all Sportsnet I heard.

CBC does not have editorial rights anymore (broadcast only), it's all Sportsnet I heard.
- Symba007

"You person" can go back to Angola and get Paids.

If Cherry is wrong to mix politics with hockey, is it also wrong that the NHL has Hockey is for Everyone, Pride night and Black History night? If wearing something (poppy) has no significance, why does NHLcom have a full line of Pride and Hockey Is For Everyone t-shirts, hats and other apparel?
- sjfpp

Everything in life is inherently political when you break it down enough, including sports.

The way that Don Cherry conveyed his message didn't jive with SN or the NHL

"You person" can go back to Angola and get Paids.
- AdamFrench

I don't travel much anymore, new job as me at the office most of the time, only travel across the country now...occasionally.

Everything in life is inherently political when you break it down enough, including sports.

The way that Don Cherry conveyed his message didn't jive with SN or the NHL
- TheMussel

or the modern world

how does it feel to know so many idiots?
- daeth

"you people"

You can talk about immigrants without being racist but Cherry didn't.
- Santo_44

You know, when I first heard it -- because he's such a rambling old fool -- I didn't catch the key damning phrase in the statement: "you people... you come here...".

When I thought it was just "you people", it really could've just been the general public he was referring to and he would be right: you don't see a lot of poppies and Remembrance Day loses significance in the public eye more and more each year.

Now, I also think that people forgot about polio, hence the anti-vaxxers movement out there too.

Sometimes I think a good war and a good plague would do the world some good; would certainly help with the environment if a zombie apocalypse wiped out a few 100 million

CBC does not have editorial rights anymore (broadcast only), it's all Sportsnet I heard.
- Symba007

I wasn't sure who had the editorial rights... Still, point was that there was still a small window to edit the phrasing

The interesting thing of it, is that SportsNet/CBC has Cherry on a 7-10 second delay. They must've heard it first and either ignored it or missed it.
- PatC80

I watched it live and I didn't take it in any way as racial. It was more of quit being a cheap (frank) and get of your wallet and donate kinda thing. But everyone reads things different.

Just think of the work I could get done now.
- bobbyisno1

honey do list is on it's way.

I watched it live and I didn't take it in any way as racial. It was more of quit being a cheap (frank) and get of your wallet and donate kinda thing. But everyone reads things different.
- Buck Norris

Cherry should have worded it differently if that was the message he was trying to get across. It had a racist tone.. Pointing your finger at a camera and saying "you people come here"..