GrantLemons
Church of FYOUS
I know the players dont like Melnyk but what specifically has he done in such a short time to cause this internal friction among the players and owner?
Amongst other things, the guy meddles in hockeys ops, allegedly has sent extremely unprofessional (to put it lightly) emails/texts to players, has imposed an internal budget that has killed the team's ability to operate hockey ops effectively (ie. getting value in trades), is unwilling to commit to players long term for no apparent reason (Turris, allegedly).
There are more than likely a slew of other incidents between owner/player that we are totally unaware of, but the players know about.
Guys just simply don't feel like they can win in this organization, and I can't blame them. When the goal is to save money rather than win, you get guys who want out. It's as simple as that.