Posts About "Eugene Melnyk"
Connor McDavid Could Be the Senators' Only Hope
August 18th, 2014 Why Sens Fans Should Buy into the Connor McDavid Hype No fan should ever openly wish for their team to tank in order to land a high draft pick and top prospect. Especially when there isn't even a cool slogan endorsing it as we've seen in the past with "Fail for Nail" and the NFL's "Suck for Luck". In comparison, "Get Terminated for...
Milbury, Melnyk, and Brennan Owe Matt Cooke an Apology
April 29th, 2013 On March 20th, 2011 in a game against the New York Rangers, Matt Cooke delivered a cheap elbow to the head of Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh. Cooke was quickly suspended by the NHL for the remainder of the 2010-11 regular season and for the first round of the playoffs. Pittsburgh Penguins' general manager Ray Shero and co-owner Mario...
Will the Ottawa Senators Go Bertuzzi on Matt Cooke?
April 22nd, 2013 Should Matt Cooke play against the Ottawa Senators Monday night at Scotia Bank Place? The Pittsburgh Penguins will be facing off against the Senators for the first time since Cooke accidentally sliced Erik Karlsson's Achilles tendon on February 13th. Following the unfortunate incident in that game, Sens' enforcer Chris Neil made it...
Sens and Sensibility: CSI Ottawa
March 28th, 2013 Senators owner Eugene Melnyk may have just become my favorite person in the hockey world. Melnyk had a thing or two to say about Matt Cooke, the Pittsburgh Penguins forward who injured his prized defenseman Erik Karlsson earlier in the year. Cooke rode Karlsson into the boards and, in the process of making the hit, stepped on...
How About PK Subban in a Senators Jersey?
December 6th, 2012 I posted the following tweet this morning, and the more I think about it, the more the idea makes sense: https://twitter.com/iancmclaren/status/276697743752314880 Entering into what will hopefully be a 2012-13 NHL season, the Ottawa Senators have $51,952,500 committed in payroll dollars, with $18,247,500 left in pre-CBA salary cap...
Eugene Melnyk: "We Should Be Playing Hockey"
November 1st, 2012 written by Ian C McLaren Last week, Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk responded to a claim made on the Fan 590 in Toronto by saying there was "no chance" that he was selling the team. On Wednesday, Melnyk was once again making waves via the Fan by expressing that he is not altogether happy about the current work stoppage in the...
Senators' Eugene Melnyk on Hockey and the Lockout
November 1st, 2012 One fear relating the lockout between the NHL and the Players' Association is what comes after the resolution. The NHL is in its second lockout in seven years (third work stoppage in 20) and on a personal note, Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk is obviously far from happy. Melnyk told Prime Time Sports on Wednesday that he once...
Eugene Melnyk Pulls a Reverse Taylor Swift
October 25th, 2012 written by Ian C McLaren With another section of the 2012-13 NHL schedule facing imminent cancellation, and the league as a whole possibly looking at irreparable damage as a result, one has to wonder what some owners are thinking in terms of potential lost revenue and their respective bottom lines, especially those in small or...
5 Predictions for the 2011-2012 Ottawa Senators
August 24th, 2011 With NHL training camps opening in less than a month, the thoughts of puck heads turn to all matters icebound. The local magazine racks are rifled in search of the new hockey annuals, calls are made to ascertain who will host the fantasy draft, and for those who actually dare to hit the ice in their local beer league, it's time to...
Ottawa Senators GM Bryan Murray Signs Three-Year Extension
April 8th, 2011 Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk arrived in the city to watch his team defeat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 in overtime last night and this morning he took care of some outstanding business - putting an end to some of the questions revolving around his franchise. With one game left on their schedule, a 1pm match-up against the Boston...
Cory Clouston and Bryan Murray Will Finish the Season in Ottawa
January 23rd, 2011 Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk has broken his silence - Cory Clouston and Bryan Murray will finish the season as head coach and GM in Canada's capital.
