from Dave Hodge of TSN,
The Ottawa Senators’ season hasn’t really been as bad as owner Eugene Melnyk made it seem with yesterday’s tirade, but Melnyk is fully justified to be critical, and to promise that things will be different next season, because, as he says, they must be different.
He declares it essential that his cash-strapped Sens make the playoffs. Ottawa fans would agree, and they should like the fact that Melnyk isn’t about to sit still for what they, and he witnessed this season.
There was just one problem with how Melnyk reacted yesterday. He made himself look foolish by labelling coach Dave Cameron’s goaltending decision in this season’s home opener “stupid”. He didn’t like the fact rookie Matt O’Connor made his NHL debut and lost in front of the home fans, never mind that first-stringer Craig Anderson had played the night before.
How mad must Melnyk have been at the time to use that example, from the third game of the season in October, to criticize his coach prior to the 74th game in March? It’s like a father telling his daughter not to marry her long-time boyfriend because the kid showed up for their very first date wearing green pants.
Melnyk had a chance to look good yesterday. Instead, it’s “thumbs down” to the Ottawa owner, for choosing words less wisely than Dave Cameron picks starting goalies. Or, more stupidly, I guess.
Hodge has a look at the Philadelphia Flyers too...
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