As Sabres face Calgary, Flames probing allegations that coach used racial slur

‘”Since that time, obviously, I want to start by saying, allegations of this nature we take very, very seriously,” Treliving said. “This is a subject matter that has no place in our organization. The magnitude and serious nature that we take this allegation is very high. … Bill has not been relieved of his duties. We hope to have this completed quickly, but it’s got to be thorough. It’s got to be done correctly. I’m not about to comment on anything halfway through or give tidbits or give soundbites at this point other than to say, the serious nature of this is not lost on us. We take it with extreme seriousness and until such time that I personally can talk to the parties involved and everybody that we want to, we’re not going to comment.”‘