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Mel Bridgeman.....now there was an epic 'stache.
"Ottawa apologizes..."
So bad.
Pretty much getting caught purposely tanking for Daigle. Why I don't believe in such sorcery.
Continually hapless on the ice, an amateur scouting staff that might as well have been random selections out of a salvation army shelter until Gauthier swooped in. Zero cash, bankruptcy and near bankruptcy. This freakin team man.
Had those early years happened when Twitter was around, I don't know if the franchise recovers from the mockery.
The team has been on the verge of relocation, and you think being a bubble playoff team (or slightly worse) is the lowpoint for the org?
The team is one of the youngest and least exerienced in the league. We have a franchise Dman, and solid young prospects. We have a good outlook in nets for now and the future. If we do poorly this year, we get a great pick, if Cameron rights the ship, we'll then we're back on track.
We were one of the best run orgs because we drafted and developed players so well, and the pre-cap UFA rules allowed us to keep our talent, then Muckler came and crippled the farm system in an attempt to push us over the top and the new cap/UFA rules forced us to shed talent. Now we are getting back to drafting and developing but without the high picks of the early years or the high payroll of the Muckler years.
Economics are to blame for the Bryden days, but not for Melnyk? Double standard much?
Gotta agree here as well.