Management Eugene Melnyk - Lawsuits, rants and more... Part Deux

[Tuna99]

Can there be anything more Ottawa then an Senators reporter writing an article about the team and owner from a Toronto radio station transcript?

Nothing more Melnyck then preaching pride of Ottawa fans to a Toronto audience.

 

[JD1]

I am well aware of the situation. Bryden's whole house of credit cards came crashing down when Enron collapsed. Melnyk stepped in, boasted how he would not be out bid, and got the team for a relative song of $130M, not $93M, and the Senators debt went from $400M to $50M after Melnyk's proposal was accepted.

It was not a risky market. It was an undercapitalized business that was swimming in debt because Bryden bought the franchise with debt. It was obvious to everyone except dolts like Howard Bloom, the man who guaranteed the team was moving to Portland only to never be heard again on Ottawa radio afterward, that the team was in no danger of folding.

Hockey in Canada is a risky bet in large part because one of the primary keys to operating at a profit or loss is the dollar exchange rate and that's something you can't control.

Running any form of business and having your primary driver of profitability not within your span of control is inherently risky

 

[BatherSeason]

Spend your money Eugene. Until then most people won't believe your bull.

 

[Blotto71]

Spend your money Eugene. Until then most people won't believe your bull.

Why on earth would you need European scouts in a year that you have 9 picks in the first three rounds? Especially when all these sports publications put out their "top 100 draft rankings"? Spending money on scouts is stupid when you can just go to the newsstand and pick up any old magazine that will give you the rankings.

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

Spend your money Eugene. Until then most people won't believe your bull.

It’s weird that we seem to be getting the Russian scouting too. It is obvious we like our Swedes. Is it worth it to spend money on the two are three that pan out from Central Europe? No too sure. There are quite a few good ones this year.

Most have more than one for Swedes, Finns and/or Russians.

Maybe Dorion is a machine. He watches 40 games a day in 12 languages.

We must have had someone in Eastern Europe.

A 10-year snapshot of the NHL draft from 2010 to 2019 - TheHockeyNews

I must say pretty poor move for Eugenius. Pun intended.

 

[Bileur]

I found the part about “imagine saying in Toronto that you’re going into a rebuild and you’re going to gut the team” (paraphrase) suggesting that’s what the sens did three years ago pretty disingenuous. That’s not what happened, the sens pretended until the last possible moment to be competing and to have a legitimate intention to sign their free agents. After they liquidated their assets they came out with the rebuild messaging.

It’s pretty obvious why he likes to do his interviews there, those were such softballs interspersed with compliments and fawning that the interview couldn’t have been better for him if it had been scripted (and I’m not ruling that out).

 

[FormentonTheFuture]

I found the part about “imagine saying in Toronto that you’re going into a rebuild and you’re going to gut the team” (paraphrase) suggesting that’s what the sens did three years ago pretty disingenuous. That’s not what happened, the sens pretended until the last possible moment to be competing and to have a legitimate intention to sign their free agents. After they liquidated their assets they came out with the rebuild messaging.

It’s pretty obvious why he likes to do his interviews there, those were such softballs interspersed with compliments and fawning that the interview couldn’t have been better for him if it had been scripted (and I’m not ruling that out).

The host, Roger Lajoie, is his friend and was Vice President of the belleville Sens at one point

 

[Sensung]

The host, Roger Lajoie, is his friend and was Vice President of the belleville Sens at one point

It might as well have been a paid advertisement.

 

[Sensung]

I found the part about “imagine saying in Toronto that you’re going into a rebuild and you’re going to gut the team” (paraphrase) suggesting that’s what the sens did three years ago pretty disingenuous. That’s not what happened, the sens pretended until the last possible moment to be competing and to have a legitimate intention to sign their free agents. After they liquidated their assets they came out with the rebuild messaging.

It’s pretty obvious why he likes to do his interviews there, those were such softballs interspersed with compliments and fawning that the interview couldn’t have been better for him if it had been scripted (and I’m not ruling that out).

It's laughable that people defend this two faced liar.

The financially motivated firesale was orchestrated by Melnyk. They never had any intention of signing the UFA'S.

Just more lies designed to sell tickets and fool the rubes.

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

It might as well have been a paid advertisement.

Smart thinking. Saving money again.

I also think it was a quiet trial run at building some positive news in the media. He will be more involved locally when things are sorted. The plan I figure is that these ‘happy future calls’ will eventually lead to a better relationship with the remaining fans. The other rebuild.

He ain’t leaving. That’s for sure.

He won’t be back in town for a year. Radio calls will be the norm.

 

[Sensung]

Smart thinking. Saving money again.

I also think it was a quiet trial run at building some positive news in the media. He will be more involved locally when things are sorted. The plan I figure is that these ‘happy future calls’ will eventually lead to a better relationship with the remaining fans. The other rebuild.

He ain’t leaving. That’s for sure.

He won’t be back in town for a year. Radio calls will be the norm.

Hope he does lots of "interviews".

Should help fuel #Melnykout the more he opens his mouth.

Lawsuits still pending...

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

Hope he does lots of "interviews".

Should help fuel #Melnykout the more he opens his mouth.

Lawsuits still pending...

Only one pending lawsuit last I heard. I doubt you have any legitimate updates on that. As I said before, most are settled without announcements.

 

[Sensung]

Only one pending lawsuit last I heard. I doubt you have any legitimate updates on that. As I said before, most are settled without announcements.

Ya, just one tiny insignificant lawsuit.

How much was Eugene being sued for again?

 

[Fandlauer]

We can survive playing the NHL without fans in the stands because it’s such a great television sport. - Eugene Melnyk.

Interesting.

 

[DrEasy]

Spend your money Eugene. Until then most people won't believe your bull.

This is the criminal part in all this. I get having a small payroll and not competing with the Leafs on free agents. But then you need to invest in something, whether it's scouts or analytics or a decent front office, to have some competitive advantage. We're being outspent and outsmarted in every facet of the game and business, and that's what makes things so gloomy to me. Our only solace is that because we suck so bad we get to pick higher than others, and that's not something to be proud of.

 

[Spartachat]

Spend your money Eugene. Until then most people won't believe your bull.

That one scout probably has to stay in hostels and fly RyanAir whenever he goes to game outside of Sweden.

 

[Bileur]

That one scout probably has to stay in hostels and fly RyanAir whenever he goes to game outside of Sweden.

Why Ryan Air when you can hitchhike for free?

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

Smart thinking. Saving money again.

I also think it was a quiet trial run at building some positive news in the media. He will be more involved locally when things are sorted. The plan I figure is that these ‘happy future calls’ will eventually lead to a better relationship with the remaining fans. The other rebuild.

He ain’t leaving. That’s for sure.

He won’t be back in town for a year. Radio calls will be the norm.

Lets just hope the fans arent stupid enough to fall for it and keep that arena empty.

#Melnykgof***yourself

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

Lets just hope the fans arent stupid enough to fall for it and keep that arena empty.

#Melnykgof***yourself

#laughingstockoftheleague

 

[Sensung]

#laughingstockoftheleague

Agreed. Eugene is the biggest laughingstock in the league.

 

[armani]

Senators’ owner Eugene Melnyk will celebrate five year anniversary since liver transplant Tuesday

When El Cheap sounds human. Good milestone wrt his health.

 

[SensHulk]

Senators’ owner Eugene Melnyk will celebrate five year anniversary since liver transplant Tuesday

When El Cheap sounds human. Good milestone wrt his health.

it’s interesting to me how humble Eugene sounds at the thought of being almost left for dead if it wasn’t for a public outcry led by Cyril Leeder...goes to show you the true character to unceremoniously boot out such a confidante

 

[Sensung]

Senators’ owner Eugene Melnyk will celebrate five year anniversary since liver transplant Tuesday

When El Cheap sounds human. Good milestone wrt his health.

I wish him a long and happy life, retired in the Barbados, as a former Sens owner.

#Melnykout

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

More quotes from the assistant GM:

Senators' Eugene Melnyk hopes NHL can have lottery, draft in June - Sportsnet.ca

The Senators have nine picks in the first three rounds including three in the first round. Melnyk admits that the team probably won’t use all of the picks they have accumulated and expects the team to maybe package some to either move up in the draft or make other additions.

 

[Crosside]

More quotes from the assistant GM:

Senators' Eugene Melnyk hopes NHL can have lottery, draft in June - Sportsnet.ca

The Senators have nine picks in the first three rounds including three in the first round. Melnyk admits that the team probably won’t use all of the picks they have accumulated and expects the team to maybe package some to either move up in the draft or make other additions.

Two second and a third for a first
Isles + a second for move up