If you're focusing on the "off-the-record" issue or "journalistic integrity" you're missing the point. Number one, let's all calm down. It's not like publishing this information puts anyone in danger, or is actually important. This is entertainment gossip. Would it matter if a news report came out tomorrow about Matt Damon saying he doesn't like Martin Scorsese in a private conversation? Nope. This is no different. It has no impact on anything that really matters.
Number two, it just confirms what fans already know. Melnyk has a terrible reputation and it's going to affect our ability to re-sign our own players, attract UFAs and bring in qualified front-office staff. This team is in for a very dark period as long as he remains the owner, and anyone who wants to see the team do well on and off the ice should be hoping he voluntarily, or involuntarily, sells. Let's hope the debt load overwhelms Melnyk in the next few years...
There is no "plan".