I spoke with him for a bit at the CITC gala last February and he basically told me he loved it here and was planning to eventually retire here and coach. That's why I was genuinely shocked when he left. And the fact that he named every coach he played under here EXCEPT one, and says his relationship with the club is fine, it is not hard to put two and two together.
Right, OK -- but it could also be that Cushing told him "You're not a starter anymore, you're going to come off the bench and not see as many minutes." Which, let's be honest -- he's a club legend but he was slowing down a bit. Martins and Risa are, without much question, higher on the depth chart than he was. I don't think that's an outrageous thing for Cushing to want to do. If Chanot reacted to that by deciding to leave, it's not really on Cushing. He has to do what's best for the team.