Sens hire Jim Little as CEO and now he's fired...

[Crosside]

He's coming from a Canadian telecom which are probably some of the worst run companies in the world. Not much to get excited about.

Also work for a bank, bell, bombardier

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

So we've got a public relations guy now. I've always considered PR guys to be professional liars. It doesn't change anything.

Maybe this guy will actually be good at it.

 

[FormentonTheFuture]

I think sports experience like this shows his abilities (again, I don't know the person though).

 

[DrEasy]

- is "Jim Little" just a Melnyk pseudonym?
- or is it just Boro in disguise?
- or is he a co-op student?
- and is his coat any indication of the Senators' future jersey? The colours match.

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

This is hilarious. A little bit of good news for the organization instantly turns in to a witch-hunt/hatefest by the FUD Team.

Welcome to Ottawa Jim Little

 

[Micklebot]

Well, if nothing else this guys fashion sense will distract attention away from Melnyk and the on ice product...

Seriously though, he has a fair bit on his resume and frankly i have no clue how to evaluate a NHL team CEO hire, so might as well be patient and wait and see how he does.

 

[FormentonTheFuture]

This is hilarious. A little bit of good news for the organization instantly turns in to a witch-hunt/hatefest by the FUD Team.

Welcome to Ottawa Jim Little

What is FUD?

 

[SPF6ty9]

What is FUD?

We don't sell Duff here, only FUD?

 

[Spartachat]

We don't sell Duff here, only FUD?

F You Dorion?

 

[L'Aveuglette]

This guy gets final say on jerseys...

This.

I was just listening to TSN1200 and when they brought up how the team would likely be changing looks under his tenure, I immediately thought "do I want a suit from the telecom marketing world in charge of making that transition?" The fact that it's Shaw doesn't make it more digestible either.

These guys always think they know better than the fans so I'm very worried about which direction he'll go in. We could end up with the worst version of 2D jerseys possible.

Hope I'm wrong though.

 

[FormentonTheFuture]

This.

I was just listening to TSN1200 and when they brought up how the team would likely be changing looks under his tenure, I immediately thought "do I want a suit from the telecom marketing world in charge of making that transition?" The fact that it's Shaw doesn't make it more digestible either.

These guys always think they know better than the fans so I'm very worried about which direction he'll go in. We could end up with the worst version of 2D jerseys possible.

Hope I'm wrong though.

if a couple of posters on here are accurate with their jersey info, they have already been working on the new jerseys and likely can't change anything now.

 

[TheNewEra]

This is hilarious. A little bit of good news for the organization instantly turns in to a witch-hunt/hatefest by the FUD Team.

Welcome to Ottawa Jim Little

I wonder why fans are so jaded and have to analyze the hiring of a CEO

I wonder...

 

[JD1]

Stevenson wrote a pretty positive article on the guy that was just posted to the Athletic

 

[GCK]

Stevenson wrote a pretty positive article on the guy that was just posted to the Athletic

Cue the Stevenson is a shill for the team. He needs access to the charters.....

 

[GCK]

Not really sure that this is a "positive move", most organizations have CEOs, they don't leave the position vacant for as long as this one has been.

Of course it’s positive.

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

FUD is a commonly used term for spreading fake information for a biased agenda. Think console wars for example, at least that's where I've seen it used mostly. Xbox guy makes stuff up about Playstation (specs for example) and tries to spread it so that it almost becomes accepted information.

I don't think Variable used the term right here though, as I just see mostly jokes poking fun at some pretty hilarious wardrobe decisions along with the usual skepticism that we all know is warranted. It's meant to insinuate false information being spread on purpose, not just dissatisfaction or skepticism based on previous events and circumstances.

 

[BankStreetParade]

This is a surprisingly good hire. We have a guy with significant corporate experience who will be working on re-establishing corporate sponsorships for this team. I'm also encouraged that Melnyk outsourced this hiring process to a third party. Hopefully that becomes the standard for the organization when it comes to hiring senior executive positions.

 

[Larionov]

Say this much - his resume is significantly more impressive than was Ruszkowski's. I'd venture to say that it might be as impressive as Anselmi's. It would also appear as if he will actually live here - you knew that Anselmi's tenure was going to be short when he never actually moved here, but instead kept living in Toronto and just stayed at the Brookstreet when he came here. Nothing says, "just visiting" like a guy who won't actually move to the market...

 

[supsens]

I wonder why fans are so jaded and have to analyze the hiring of a CEO

I wonder...

Because the internet has empowered everyone to be a know it all complainer with a voice that must be heard

 

[2CHAINZ]

Because the internet has empowered everyone to be a know it all complainer with a voice that must be heard

Or you know people have been around long enough to have seen how this usually goes.

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

Say this much - his resume is significantly more impressive than was Ruszkowski's. I'd venture to say that it might be as impressive as Anselmi's. It would also appear as if he will actually live here - you knew that Anselmi's tenure was going to be short when he never actually moved here, but instead kept living in Toronto and just stayed at the Brookstreet when he came here. Nothing says, "just visiting" like a guy who won't actually move to the market...

Ruszkowski's tenure was as disastrous as they come. It appears they figured that out quickly though.

 

[Stylizer1]

Because the internet has empowered everyone to be a know it all complainer with a voice that must be heard

Or no one believes anything Sens management related.

 

[RedWhiteBlackGold]

Did this guy go to a Don Cherry's yardsale to pick up that suit?

 

[TheNewEra]

Because the internet has empowered everyone to be a know it all complainer with a voice that must be heard

definitely

I mean complaints are never valid, ever

I forgot its not fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me, we have to be fooled a 100 times before we get that stage right?

 

[swiftwin]

Resume looks solid.

This is good news, no matter how you spin it.