from Don Brennan of the Ottawa Sun,

While attempting to divert our attention with the announcement that general manager Pierre Dorion had been given a three-year contract extension, the team concluded its release by slipping in a two-sentence bomb.

“Additionally, Tom Anselmi will be vacating his role as president and CEO. We thank Tom for his contributions to the organization and wish him all the best in his future endeavours.”

It might not have made such a loud noise if it wasn’t becoming so commonplace.

The big question, of course, is whether the former chief operating officer of Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment jumped ship or was pushed. From what we’ve been able to gather, it was a little bit of both.

It’s believed Anselmi actually resigned three weeks ago, very close to the one-year anniversary of the day he was hired, because of what one source called the “craziness.”

If you’ve lost count, along with eight coaching changes in a decade, the past 24 months have seen the Senators go through two presidents, three chief financial officers and three chief marketing officers.

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