News Article: NHL must step in to stop shady Senators owner Eugene Melnyk

[Gil Gunderson]

Keep piling it on.

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

How much more can this buffoon take. Tap out already and sell

 

[FolignoQuantumLeap]

Because now is when attendance is going to crater.

Has very little to do with concerns about ownership though, people just know the team is awful and all their favourite players were traded away.

My experience doesn't really reflect this. I don't know many IRL Sens fans out here in the west end that don't spit at the name of Eugene Melnyk. I only know 2 people out of maybe two dozen who've held onto their season seats. Most of them because of Melnyk. The other two hate Melnyk just as much but one has a business he just gives 90% of the tickets away to clients or employees and the other has a home that's a stone's throw away from the arena that he bought purposely because he wanted to easily attend Sens games with his young kids.

Everyone else, myself included won't be back until EM is gonzo.

 

[BonkTastic]

Stigma around Senators ownership creating concerning low attendance - Sportsnet.ca

"...season ticket sales at an all-time low (a source says as low as 3,500)"

Daaaannnng...

We used to be regularly almost 3x that many.

 

[BloodRedArmy]

It still stops short of really calling Melnyk out.

I guess there's only so much can be said on the record.

 

[BondraTime]

"...season ticket sales at an all-time low (a source says as low as 3,500)"

Daaaannnng...

We used to be regularly almost 3x that many.

It's lower than the Mooseheads season ticket base, who have a 10k stadium

 

[OttawaSenators11]

Fans can do better
We need to bury Melnyk financially even more 3500 is still too much season ticket holders.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

How much more can this buffoon take. Tap out already and sell

He probably would have already tapped if that TV deal didn't save his ass.

 

[Qward]

We also have the make the message clear that once he is gone we will be going back to the games. We support the team. We dont support him.

 

[justafan22]

from friedman:

15. Ottawa owner Eugene Melnyk halted the search for a President of Hockey Operations until at least the end of the season. What is uncertain is if the search will continue, or if GM Pierre Dorion’s work convinces Melnyk that no new hire is necessary. It is believed Melnyk was asking an experienced executive for suggestions (I’d heard Glen Sather), but we can’t be sure if that will continue, either.

 

[GrantLemons]

from friedman:

Instead of asking an experienced exec for suggestions, he should probably try hiring one and letting them do their thing.

What do I know?

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

Instead of asking an experienced exec for suggestions, he should probably try hiring one and letting them do their thing.

What do I know?

But then he'd have to pay them...

 

[YouGotAStuGoing]

https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/lawsuit-b...4641233#_gus&_gucid=&_gup=twitter&_gsc=kGYJTr

 

[Joeyjoejoe]

https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/lawsuit-b...4641233#_gus&_gucid=&_gup=twitter&_gsc=kGYJTr

lool you finish reading one article and another pops up with this guy.

Imagine if this is how he loses the team? Somehow Ruddy gets all of his assets through court.

 

[Matsens15]

We also have the make the message clear that once he is gone we will be going back to the games. We support the team. We dont support him.

yup. I didn’t go to CTC since he went out at heritage classic used to go 20x a year. The second that old ***** sells the team I am going back to cheer on the team I love. I hope everybody will do the same sell that barn out even if we are dead last just to send Melnyk a message.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

My experience doesn't really reflect this. I don't know many IRL Sens fans out here in the west end that don't spit at the name of Eugene Melnyk. I only know 2 people out of maybe two dozen who've held onto their season seats. Most of them because of Melnyk. The other two hate Melnyk just as much but one has a business he just gives 90% of the tickets away to clients or employees and the other has a home that's a stone's throw away from the arena that he bought purposely because he wanted to easily attend Sens games with his young kids.

Everyone else, myself included won't be back until EM is gonzo.

I think Melnyk matters in terms of reduced attendance but not a lot of this is new now.

Attendance is going to be absolutely terrible this year because of team performance and all the fan favourites being traded away, that's the stuff that actively drives away the casual fans and casual fans are the lifeblood of any business. Casual fans don't tend to follow the business side of things like we do.

The invested fans had already lost most of their enthusiasm for the team. Now that has trickled down to the casual fans because the team now sucks and all the fan favourites are gone.

I just think that matters more to attendance numbers that Melnyk's antics. Obviously Melnyk being a dark cloud does have an effect, but what happened last year drove away even those who aren't actively trying to stay informed.

 

[Dino Tkachuk]

"...season ticket sales at an all-time low (a source says as low as 3,500)"

Daaaannnng...

We used to be regularly almost 3x that many.

My understanding is that 10,000 is the number the NHL likes to maintain and that is what was required by the league to grant Ottawa a franchise. They were talking about it on the NHL network recently.

3,500...wow....looks good on him.

 

[FolignoQuantumLeap]

I think Melnyk matters in terms of reduced attendance but not a lot of this is new now.

Attendance is going to be absolutely terrible this year because of team performance and all the fan favourites being traded away, that's the stuff that actively drives away the casual fans and casual fans are the lifeblood of any business. Casual fans don't tend to follow the business side of things like we do.

The invested fans had already lost most of their enthusiasm for the team. Now that has trickled down to the casual fans because the team now sucks and all the fan favourites are gone.

I just think that matters more to attendance numbers that Melnyk's antics. Obviously Melnyk being a dark cloud does have an effect, but what happened last year drove away even those who aren't actively trying to stay informed.

The season seat numbers suggest that the non-casual crowd is the one that's really turning their backs though. The 3,500 number is staggering. This isn't just about a casual walk up crowd.

You're not wrong. Everyone pretty much seems done with Melnyk at this point, one way or another.

 

[Stylizer1]

I think Melnyk matters in terms of reduced attendance but not a lot of this is new now.

Attendance is going to be absolutely terrible this year because of team performance and all the fan favourites being traded away, that's the stuff that actively drives away the casual fans and casual fans are the lifeblood of any business. Casual fans don't tend to follow the business side of things like we do.

The invested fans had already lost most of their enthusiasm for the team. Now that has trickled down to the casual fans because the team now sucks and all the fan favourites are gone.

I just think that matters more to attendance numbers that Melnyk's antics. Obviously Melnyk being a dark cloud does have an effect, but what happened last year drove away even those who aren't actively trying to stay informed.

It seems like sports is the only industry where you are supposed to pay for mediocrity. If we were talking about a restaurant that served bad food no one one would be judged for not supporting them. I think every fan is finally realizing this and won't be lured in with blind faith.

Going out and trading away your own home grown stars who all wanted to stay just to replace them with young players you hope will become at least equally as good doesn't doesn't bode well for the paying public.

People really have to start boycotting the other events at the CTC too.

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

People really have to start boycotting the other events at the CTC too.

Hard to make any sort of impact. Lots of people who attend those events are non Sens fans who couldn't care less about Melnyk

 

[Joeyjoejoe]

My understanding is that 10,000 is the number the NHL likes to maintain and that is what was required by the league to grant Ottawa a franchise. They were talking about it on the NHL network recently.

3,500...wow....looks good on him.

Yeah but...

 

[Stylizer1]

Hard to make any sort of impact. Lots of people who attend those events are non Sens fans who couldn't care less about Melnyk

I bet there are a good chunk of people who do both.

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

I bet there are a good chunk of people who do both.

True but I think there are more non Sens fans than there are Sens fans in and around this city and by a significant margin

 

[Daffy]

Just a thought here....

In a way to show the NHL and any new potential owners how much we still care.

We should get a designated game once a month or 2 months, whatever it is.. and sell out that game. It would be a clear message.

It would be nice to spread this around and try and show everyone how strong we can be.

 

[supsens]

lool you finish reading one article and another pops up with this guy.

Imagine if this is how he loses the team? Somehow Ruddy gets all of his assets through court.

Im interested in how Ruddy is going to convince a judge Melnyk wanting 'the valuable naming rights' is an issue. I hope the judge orders the bailiff to bang there heads together and kicks them out of the room.

I know everyone puts all the blame on one person but if its your arena and your nhl team,why would you give Ruddy a major NHL revenue stream?