Confirmed with Link: Karlsson mega thread vol 5: Buckle up edition (Traded Edition: Thanks for the years Karlsson)

[Back in Black]

It's a real shame they didn't force a Ryan trade as part of the deal!

 

[Ouroboros]

We took Tkachuk because he helped our trainer to Jake Evans when he got hurt. We're in good hands. Very confident.

 

[NyQuil]

I knew Tkachuk being good in that tournament would immediately bite us.

Dorion is too stupid to realize that was a bunch of prospects he was playing against, right? Guess not. Idiot.

This train left the station a long time ago.

 

[Golden]

I can't believe this is the state and reality of our team. I almost feel like we are living a bizarro version of the Truman Show where the world is watching us Sens fans while producers behind the scenes see how far our maniacal blowhard owner, his henchman Pierre Dorion and the 1.5 staff of the Ottawa Senators can go before our fanbases loses our collective minds. We're being filmed for pay per view. Right? This is an endless prank. Right? This is the Joaquin Phoenix hoax Senators style.

 

[BonkTastic]

I'm glad I'm on the bus right now and unable to listen to the radio, and not in my car where I would undoubtably be listening to this and fighting the urge to drive into a ditch in furious anger.

 

[chipsens]

...Dorion's nervous voice cracking up on TSN1200...

He knows he's f*****d. And he is

 

[JungleBeat]

Picked Tkachuk because he’s an “amazing human being”

Lmao

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Dorion having the position he has is proof that karma doesn’t exist and the world is just unfair.

 

[Hossa]

"It's not hard to execute a rebuild without a 1st rounder. Because we have a plan."

Wow.

He's deluded.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

How is Dorion not talking up Thomas Chabot right now? Kid was just gifted the biggest opportunity on this team, but Ceci and Wideman, oh man. Look out.

We're going to trade him away as soon as he gets ready to command big bucks or we can trade him for a lot of futures.

Don't get attached to anyone good associated with this franchise.

I just thought of something that has me utterly depressed: what would Bryan Murray think of all this?

 

[Ouroboros]

How do you play an 'exciting brand of hockey' with no talent on the roster?

If we play up-tempo we will get absolutely torched every night.

 

[West Coast Eagles]

Because if he tell us the truth, which is "Melnyk is forcing me to gut the team", he'll get immediately fired.

It was more a question of how can you think as an organisation that this is the right way forward. I don't understand the business decisions or the strategy (there is none). They need to be honest if they want to maintain the fanbase and prevent themselves from losing more money. Most of us would have accepted if he said "I'm f***ing broke. There are going to be some lean years until Lebreton."

 

[armani]

"He's Brady Tkachuks best friend"....I can't stand this guy. Get him out, Sens are doomed as long as he is here.

Melnyk needs to go. Financial boycott is the way to force changes in that regard, breaking the house of cards.

 

[DrunkUncleDenis]

I miss that time when Erik Karlsson was an Ottawa Senator.

Sweet lord I can't believe it.

 

[lancepitlick]

How do you play an 'exciting brand of hockey' with no talent on the roster?

If we play up-tempo we will get absolutely torched every night.

They also have a head coach who does not know how to play uptempo and hates young players.

 

[swiftwin]

Dorion having the position he has is proof that karma doesn’t exist and the world is just unfair.

Agreed. I feel bad for Dorion. He does not deserve Melnyk as his boss. He's a good evaluator of talent.

 

[Engineer]

Moron getting defensive on being a pushover.

You're a little coward.

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

Pierre Dorion "Ottawa is going to be nicest group of players..."

Nice guys finish last

 

[swiftwin]

It was more a question of how can you think as an organisation that this is the right way forward. I don't understand the business decisions or the strategy (there is none). They need to be honest if they want to maintain the fanbase and prevent themselves from losing more money. Most of us would have accepted if he said "I'm ****ing broke. There are going to be some lean years until Lebreton."

Are you sure about that?!?!

 

[Hossa]

Agreed. I feel bad for Dorion. He does not deserve Melnyk as his boss. He's a good evaluator of talent.

Nothing about his performance as GM validates that assessment. He's a stunningly bad evaluator of talent in this role.

 

[Engineer]

Pierre Dorion "Ottawa is going to be nicest group of players..."

Nice guys finish last

Welcome to the dark side.

 

[lancepitlick]

Agreed. I feel bad for Dorion. He does not deserve Melnyk as his boss. He's a good evaluator of talent.

Dorion is the guy that was OK at his job but got promoted to fill a hole and is completely out of his depth.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Agreed. I feel bad for Dorion. He does not deserve Melnyk as his boss. He's a good evaluator of talent.

He signed up for it. Nobody forced him to be Melnyk’s patsy.

 

[West Coast Eagles]

Are you sure about that?!?!

I didn't say all, but people respond better to honesty and transparency than being treated like idiots and lied to.

 

[DrunkUncleDenis]

Are you sure about that?!?!

Ya, I'd be a lot more forgiving tbh.

Be honest with your fans. He hasn't been. That's why no one trusts him, and NO ONE is on board with this charade.