Tom Anselmi has resigned

[Golden_Jet]

mendes just reported on 1200

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[PoutineSp00nZ]

Who?

 

[BK201]

Leaders replacement IIRC. Wtf is going on in Ottawa

 

[DrakeAndJosh]

This seems like a pretty big deal.

 

[BonkTastic]

Somewhere out there, Cy Leeder just started laughing hysterically.

What an absolute s**t-show. I mean, we should wait until we hear all of the details, but I don't see how this won't be thoroughly embarrassing for the organization.

 

[Golden_Jet]

Who?

president and ceo

 

[solidprospect]

That was quick.

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

Wow, that's not a good sign. When they ditched Leeder for him it made some sense for the new arena, etc. but this is perplexing.

 

[Korpse]

oh god...

 

[Micklebot]

Melnyk is great... right???

Sweet jesus what a shit show this team is right now....

 

[JungleBeat]

Lol, laughing stock of the league.

 

[robsenz]

Did this guy actually do anything while he was here...seemed pretty arrogant when he stepped in.

 

[Micklebot]

I shouldn't be assuming this has anything to do with Melnyk, it could be personal reasons, health, family, who knows. But this team certainly doesn't have a good reputation when it comes to guys unexpectatdly leaving, my mind goes straight to that dark place...

 

[danielpalfredsson]

That's nuts.

Hey, at least things as a Sens fan are always interesting.....right?

 

[DrakeAndJosh]

Did this guy actually do anything while he was here...seemed pretty arrogant when he stepped in.

Pretty sure he was responsible for us going with the O full time as well as being a big part of the lebreton situation.

 

[Very Stable Genius]

What a mess this team is.

 

[aragorn]

Good! Now fire the coach.

 

[danielpalfredsson]

Did this guy actually do anything while he was here...seemed pretty arrogant when he stepped in.

Just based on what he said in interviews when hired, I am guessing he was responsible for the "Here Now Ottawa" campaign and the more Ottawa centric marketing with images of local landmarks being used. He also might be responsible for the soft heritage rebrand.

 

[FormentonTheFuture]

Who cares? This doesn’t affect hockey decisions

 

[Sensung]

Best owner ever!

We should all rush out and get tickets to support our wonderful owner!

And yes, I'm jumping to a conclusion I will gladly take back if this is not part of the bigger pattern, but the odds are slim.

 

[Fandlauer]

Fingers crossed it's because our incoming new ownership group doesn't want him.

 

[FolignoQuantumLeap]

This can't be good news. Imagine how much of a gong show the Lebreton negotiations are going if he's walking away.

 

[danielpalfredsson]

Who cares? This doesn’t affect hockey decisions

Why would you respond to a thread if you don't care?

 

[Golden_Jet]

Is it possible someone like Ruddy or someone coming in.

 

[Deku]

Fingers crossed it's because our incoming new ownership group doesn't want him.

You'd think if that was the case they would just acquire the team first and then let him go.