News Article: Sens ask Mayor McJinx not to Jinx team

[Karl Eriksson]

The sens have intervened and asked the Mayor not to open 'Sens Mile' while they are in a dog fight for a playoff spot.

http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/sens-mile-not-so-fast-team-says

Lol...what goofs at City Council...please worry about real issues, and don't be huge jinxes.

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[Smash88]

Yeah was a pretty stupid thing to do.

 

[ChocolateLeclaire]

My theory is Councilman Chiarelli is doing this on purpose so as to jinx the team and ensure Boston get in...

Why?

Well, it's no secret that if Boston doesn't make the playoffs, a certain GM's future with the team becomes murky.

Gee, I wonder whose cousin is the GM...?

 

[Upgrayedd]

Should be Sens mile year round, let's drop elgin street alltogether lol

 

[mianjo]

Scott Moffat was the only one who spoke against it, saying something like it would be Rick Chiarelli's fault if the Sens did'nt make it, but then he like all other councillors voted unanimously in favour of the motion.

 

[starling]

Chiarelli seems like not a very bright politician.
On one hand, he is just trying to jump on that playoff ship to get some love from constituents, on the other, it will backfire badly for him if sens fail.

 

[Frodo]

Second cousin, not brothers:

http://www.torontosun.com/2011/06/16/chiarelli-clan-has-cup-plans

 

[MiscBrah]

My theory is Councilman Chiarelli is doing this on purpose so as to jinx the team and ensure Boston get in...

Why?

Well, it's no secret that if Boston doesn't make the playoffs, a certain GM's future with the team becomes murky.

Gee, I wonder whose cousin is the GM...?

You honestly think Chiarelli can make logical connections like that? You're giving him too much credit!

Chiarelli seems like not a very bright politician.
On one hand, he is just trying to jump on that playoff ship to get some love from constituents, on the other, it will backfire badly for him if sens fail.

Really? What gave you that impression?



ugh councillors in this city are just so opportunistic combined with not being very smart, leads to many embarrassing situations.


It reminds me of last summer at the redblacks home opener when a couple councillors drove down and used their VIP parking passes after telling all the rabble to make sure we bus to the game.

 

[Max Power]

What a bunch of imbeciles. No surprise though, these are the same morons that approved an Asian super store at the corner of the worst rush hour intersection in Ottawa.

 

[Tnouc Alucard]

What a bunch of imbeciles. No surprise though, these are the same morons that approved an Asian super store at the corner of the worst rush hour intersection in Ottawa.

It's not the Super Store that creates the Bottleneck at that intersection, it's the poor traffic light timing on either end of the bridge. Pretty much the only bottleneck along the entire length of Hunt Club.

 

[StefanW]

I don't believe anyone framed anything in terms of "jinx." The team's position is that they are in the middle of a tight race and have not made the playoffs yet. The city agreed.

 

[Back in Black]

What a bunch of imbeciles. No surprise though, these are the same morons that approved an Asian super store at the corner of the worst rush hour intersection in Ottawa.

Ummm, that's called, location, location, location. Brilliant!

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Isn't there a photo op the mayor needs to go to? What the flying pigs did the city think they were doing trying to open Sens Mile early? Talk about stupid and arrogant.

 

[Golden_Jet]

Scott Moffat was the only one who spoke against it, saying something like it would be Rick Chiarelli's fault if the Sens did'nt make it, but then he like all other councillors voted unanimously in favour of the motion.

Chiarelli said on 1200 Moffat is a leaf fan.

 

[Back in Black]

Should the SENS nix the Elgin St. Sens Mile or not?

I'm sorry, I'm 1 that disagrees with the Sens. We need the City get behind this great run the Sens are on. We don't believe in Jinx. If they don't make it, at least the excitements been building, and at least we can have something to cheer about.

I always say, Ottawa is the Town that fun forgot, but in this case, it is the Sens decision.

 

[Vesa Awesaka]

No wait till playoffs or at least till the team clinches. Not for jinx reasons but for not looking stupid and over confident reasons

 

[Golden_Jet]

Need to wait, or just rename Elgin permanently. Course that would cost a lot of money to the businesses if the street is renamed.

 

[Super Cake]

I would wait to see if the Sens even clinch a playoff spot first.

 

[ChocolateLeclaire]

Sorry. No playoffs, no Sens Mile. Sens Mile is for closers.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

It's incredibly presumptuous to open it now.

 

[FolignoQuantumLeap]

I have zero ****s to give in regards to this topic. Why does anyone care?

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

Dumb idea. Wait to clinch

 

[BK201]

I have zero ****s to give in regards to this topic. Why does anyone care?

There was something where the city was going to open it and then the sens management asked them not too? That's what I understand of the situation.

I just heard borocops thoughts on it on the radio. He does not give a **** either.

 

[Flamingo]

Don't really care, but it seems a lot premature.

 

[DrEasy]

The games are exciting right now, so why not.