https://amp.theguardian.com/sport/2018/nov/13/ottawa-senators-nhl-problems-ice-hockey?__twitter_impression=true&fbclid=IwAR3ZQL-1e4cnEUGIBElnvGYsccUMnj-Fbl9TovO8smQJCPxhIQPktpRzlEo
Anyway, I won't quote the whole article. Have a read. I'm not including quotes to obscure the context; just a few excerpts that jumped out. The article isn't revolutionary to what we already know, but it's certainly damning. The only thing I would correct about the snippets above is "over the last few months" part, which sort of downplays the extent to which things have been sideways, organizationally.
Strange times.
....most dysfunctional team in professional sports.
....the response of the Senators’ owner, Eugene Melnyk, was dismal.
Over the last few months, in the aftermath of a disastrous season, fans are growing weary of an organization that, in many ways, seems to have separated itself from its fans and its city. Sometimes, it feels as though the team is barely even real, but rather an unending and bizarre dream.
....even the team’s former captain, Daniel Alfredsson, had joined the anti-Melnyk bandwagon. “We hope we get a new owner,”....
Anyway, I won't quote the whole article. Have a read. I'm not including quotes to obscure the context; just a few excerpts that jumped out. The article isn't revolutionary to what we already know, but it's certainly damning. The only thing I would correct about the snippets above is "over the last few months" part, which sort of downplays the extent to which things have been sideways, organizationally.
Strange times.