Confirmed with Link: Del Zotto waived

[Boud]

I understand,but why bother with this???It just wastes money,and makes the team worse

Don't expect him to admit that. He knows it though.

 

[Liver King]

Dorion must be getting fired soon

 

[NHL Dude 120]

I'll be honest I'm surprised melnyk isn't in the news for murdering dorion

Honestly surprised how little I've heard from Melnyk tbh.

 

[swiftwin]

Dorion must be getting fired soon

Before his new contract even takes effect next season??

 

[topshelf15]

Honestly surprised how little I've heard from Melnyk tbh.

TBH at this point Iam pretty glad he doesnt speak to us any longer

 

[Liver King]

Before his new contract even takes effect next season??

Yes, before next season

 

[topshelf15]

I guess the bright spot is we already know it will be money in for money out...And we will have about 8.5 coming to the team in a few years lol

 

[swiftwin]

Honestly surprised how little I've heard from Melnyk tbh.

Hopefully it's because he's more focused on trying to sell the team.

 

[swiftwin]

Yes, before next season

Dorion is a genius for getting that extension right before this season started then.

 

[Neiler]

I really don't see this as that big of a deal. MDZ wasn't the best fit here so I assume he's waived to see if anyone else will pick him up and play him while taking the contract off their hands. The guy wants to play, not coach JBD into taking his job.

Not defending Dorion to be clear. MDZ, Dadonov and Murray were three of the strangest signings I've seen in a while. None of them fit here.

Keeping Mete in the organization is another head scratcher. Free wallet was free for a reason. Should have left it on the ground, it was empty.

 

[JaredCowen4Norris]

It can get worse. The heir apparent to be GM here is a guy who is totally unqualified to be working in an NHL front office.

The thing about Dorion is... he deserved the opportunity he got. People forget that sometimes. He worked his way up the ladder from amateur scout to director of amateur scouting to director of player personnel to AGM and then finally GM. It hasn't worked out, but there was reason to think it might have.

I have a hard time seeing Pierre McGuire as a better option. He has no relevant experience - he's spent the 25 years as a self-promoter in the media. He's a hanger-on/wannabe.

McGuire would definitely step in and make some befuddling, galaxy brain trade in his first few weeks on the job that would tank team chemistry. Something like trading Chabot.

I have very little faith in us hiring a quality replacement for Dorion externally. Best case scenario is promoting the Mann brothers and giving them a shot. They know the players in our system, and have both proven themselves in their roles so far.

I'm just terrified that we'll fire Dorion/McGuire and hire someone like Chiarelli. Literal nightmare scenario.

 

[Joeyjoejoe]

TSN Mornings today mentioned that it was actually Pierre McGuire that pushed for this and also the Gaudette waiver pick up.

Wonder if Dorion is leaking this to the media that way the heat is off him a bit.

 

[topshelf15]

TSN Mornings today mentioned that it was actually Pierre McGuire that pushed for this and also the Gaudette waiver pick up.

Wonder if Dorion is leaking this to the media that way the heat is off him a bit.

I get that they should try to let the guy resume his career somewhere,but why even say it was McGuire???Just seems kinda punkish

 

[Liver King]

Dorion is a genius for getting that extension right before this season started then.

Absolutely

 

[Bileur]

TSN Mornings today mentioned that it was actually Pierre McGuire that pushed for this and also the Gaudette waiver pick up.

Wonder if Dorion is leaking this to the media that way the heat is off him a bit.

You’d have to be a pretty terrible GM to try to point fingers at an underling for a waiver pickup.

 

[SPF6ty9]

I'll be honest I'm surprised melnyk isn't in the news for murdering dorion

Seriously, this is the same guy that took Heatley to court over $4M. Melnyk and his money are not easily parted without some drama.

Dorion is terrible at his job - well known for over 3 years now. He needed to be fired a long time ago. Only clueless fans still think he's a good GM.

And people with the "we can't do better than this" mentality couldn't be more wrong. We can do better than this and not only that, we NEED to.

Totally agree, you know where overpaying is not going to crush you financially? If you do it for scouts and executives on 5 and 6 figure salaries. Sens need to stop wasting money on dumb signings and spend money on intelligent people that will not make or at least make fewer dumb signings.

 

[topshelf15]

Seriously, this is the same guy that took Heatley to court over $4M. Melnyk and his money are not easily parted without some drama.



Totally agree, you know where overpaying is not going to crush you financially? If you do it for scouts and executives on 5 and 6 figure salaries. Sens need to stop wasting money on dumb signings and spend money on intelligent people that will not make or at least make fewer dumb signings.

Or a good coach ,to make the most of what he has to work with....

 

[Joeyjoejoe]

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

 

[swiftwin]

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

Not the first time. I think he also liked the instagram post of Mete getting burned by JT Miller against Vancouver.

This guy is a locker room cancer apparently

 

[Matsens15]

Maybe this is why he’s on waiver lol

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

It can get worse. The heir apparent to be GM here is a guy who is totally unqualified to be working in an NHL front office.

The thing about Dorion is... he deserved the opportunity he got. People forget that sometimes. He worked his way up the ladder from amateur scout to director of amateur scouting to director of player personnel to AGM and then finally GM. It hasn't worked out, but there was reason to think it might have.

I have a hard time seeing Pierre McGuire as a better option. He has no relevant experience - he's spent the 25 years as a self-promoter in the media. He's a hanger-on/wannabe.

I see where you're coming from, and I realize Maguire is not the guy either, but there's still no way I can support Dorion after how I've seen him handle this team. He is too much of a risk going forward.

I was one of the big time early supporters of his hiring, so i've essentially been converted over the years. I agree that I thought he'd earned the opportunity, but I might have given him extra support due to the rumours it was down to him or Randy Lee.

 

[L'Aveuglette]

What a joke. Let's remember that this was our biggest free agent signing this offseason. Also that he was kept in the opening day lineup at the expense of Brannstrom who was, in camp and last year, clearly the better player.

Worst management I've ever witnessed.

And why the shit did they give a two year term???? Stranger than fiction.

Some would tell you that 2 years is what it took to lure him to Ottawa, which is both probably right and incredibly sad lol.

Him being in the lineup over Brannstrom though, that's just DJ being DJ.

 

[Boud]

Dorion is a genius for getting that extension right before this season started then.

He really is, really is.

Sucks that the organization will suffer from it for years to come.

 

[Cosmix]

What a joke. Let's remember that this was our biggest free agent signing this offseason. Also that he was kept in the opening day lineup at the expense of Brannstrom who was, in camp and last year, clearly the better player.

Worst management I've ever witnessed.

And why the shit did they give a two year term???? Stranger than fiction.

And why extend Dorion for another 2 years?

 

[LMFAO]

13 years too late