Just when you thought the Stan Bowman situation couldn't get any messier, it did, as a very important question was shrugged off, leaving many in disbelief. Bowman started off his press conference today by saying he was able to repair his relationship with Kyle Beach following the 2010 case. He was then asked about whether he had contactedJohn Doe 2, which was the high school player who was assaulted by Brad Aldrich after he left the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010, and it was at this point that Bowman provided an answer that <a href='https://puckprose.com/posts/the-edmonton-oilers-made-a-horrible-decision-by-hiring-stan-bowman-01j3kfh1hmx6' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>really ticked people off the wrong way</a>. <q>TSN's Rick Westhead reported that Bowman didn't answer directly and said: Anyone negatively impacted, I feel for them and I certainly wish they don't go through it. As Westhead reminds us, John Doe 2 doesn't have the freedom to share his perspective and story publicly unless and until the Blackhawks release him from a non-disclosure agreement he had to sign when the NHL team settled his lawsuit.</q> <div align='center' style='padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;'><img src='https://i.marqueur.com/habsetlnh/i/photo/452287.webp' width='100%' border='0' alt='image' loading='lazy' defer /></div> Bowman will no doubt need to reach out to John Doe 2 at some point in order to appease the angry fans, and also to ensure he has a positive relationship with both of the people that were affected in 2010. He was able to repair his relationship with Beach, so hopefully he will here too. But until that happens, Bowman will need to deal with a petition going around amongst Oilers fans to try and get him immediately fired. Thousands of fans have already signed it, and thousands more likely will. <q>A petition started by Oilers fans to keep Stan Bowman out has reached 3.2k signatures and rising.</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/JCourvilleLynch/status/1816195276744655123'> </a></blockquote></div> Credit HockeyFeed: <a href='https://www.hockeyfeed.com/nhl-news/stan-bowman-lands-back-on-hot-seat-with-answer-during-press-conference?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR1BzN3_03cF5FIXPFV823zNVzEIRESZ7W8fWuHYkSB9mDUQ1Ui3njVi26M_aem_UqCGsZNCORxg4-RkLKjjYg' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Stan Bowman lands back on hot seat with answer during press conference!</a>