Melnyk on Hockeycentral at Noon today

504Heater wrote:Also said he likes the way Spezza is committing to the re-tooling of being a 2 way player.

I wonder if that's a "we won't trade him statement" LOL

504Heater wrote:...by the end of the year.

He just said it on 590.

Expects the Sens to 'turn it around and become a serious contender'. Likes what he's seeing in terms of the Sens new commitment to defense.

Did he mention anything about the fact that we can't score consistently?

Hello! Eugene! This lineup won't be finishing fourth as is. Give Murray the green light to bring in Bouwmeester and Horton, or pack it in for the year.

Unreal. The defence and goaltending have been strong lately, but we still have to score goals to win. We don't play Tampa every night.

504Heater wrote:Also said he likes the way Spezza is committing to the re-tooling of being a 2 way player.

I guess he's only watching certain games. The others he must have his head buried in the sand at his house in the Caribbean.

hemlock34 wrote:

504Heater wrote:...by the end of the year.

He just said it on 590.

Expects the Sens to 'turn it around and become a serious contender'. Likes what he's seeing in terms of the Sens new commitment to defense.

Did he mention anything about the fact that we can't score consistently?

Hello! Eugene! This lineup won't be finishing fourth as is. Give Murray the green light to bring in Bouwmeester and Horton, or pack it in for the year.

Unreal. The defence and goaltending have been strong lately, but we still have to score goals to win. We don't play Tampa every night.

But at least we face Atlanta and then Dallas. That'll make us look better than we are right :D LOL.

smash88 wrote:I think finishing top 4 is a stretch, playing a lot better and being competitive again, that can be done for sure...

I think finishing top 4 just in that stretch is a stretch. Finishing top-4 over the entire season is not do-able (IMO).

I think 4 of the team members simultaneously Stretching is do-able :D

Oops, I didn't realize there was already a thread on this, sorry. 8)

On the other hand, what is he supposed to say?
"We F***ing suck, and I've told BM to trade everybody he can. Then I'll fire Murray and Hartsburg and take over myself."

I wouldn't be surprised if the trigger is pulled on a trade in the middle of the next road trip, or if the lay an egg against Atlanta tonight.

we're talking about a guy that wanted Sundin at all costs. This owner is delusional and in serious denial.

Number Twenty Nine wrote:we're talking about a guy that wanted Sundin at all costs. This owner is delusional and in serious denial.

What's wrong with wanting Sundin? We sure as HELL could use him.

shabbs wrote:

Number Twenty Nine wrote:we're talking about a guy that wanted Sundin at all costs. This owner is delusional and in serious denial.

What's wrong with wanting Sundin? We sure as HELL could use him.

To what? Finish 9th?

A PMD is a more pressing need. Sundin is a bandaid.

shabbs wrote:

Number Twenty Nine wrote:we're talking about a guy that wanted Sundin at all costs. This owner is delusional and in serious denial.

What's wrong with wanting Sundin? We sure as HELL could use him.

nothing, but he wanted Sundin at all costs ie. clear cap space for him

but won't spend a nickle on a PMD.

when I told my wife his comment about being top 4 in the eastern conference, she asked if it was Melnyk with the rumoured drug problem.... I don't care who your are, that's funny right there.....

As things stand right now, the Senators have as much chance at finishing fourth in the Conference as the Isles and Panthers have of finishing 1-2.

Fourth means at a minimum that Ottawa goes on a tear and gets ahead of Buffalo (and of course Toronto), and that either Montreal or Boston implode. Let's just ignore the Rangers with newly-acquired Sundin, the Devils, and the Pens or Flyers.

Meanwhile, we are having trouble keeping up with Atlanta.

Right.

Number Twenty Nine wrote:nothing, but he wanted Sundin at all costs ie. clear cap space for him

but won't spend a nickle on a PMD.

My only rationalization of that is that I suspect he sees Sundin as money in the bank - a guaranteed performer, and perhaps Melnyk felt the PMD's that were available were too big of a gamble. I dunno.

Number Twenty Nine wrote:when I told my wife his comment about being top 4 in the eastern
conference, she asked if it was Melnyk with the rumoured drug
problem.... I don't care who your are, that's funny right
there.....

That is funny.

i was saying the same thing at work, that maybe Melnyk is dipping into Biovail's pharmaceuticals... you know, the 'good stuff.'

LOL

Cronenbergfan wrote:i was saying the same thing at work, that maybe Melnyk is dipping into Biovail's pharmaceuticals... you know, the 'good stuff.'

LOL

:lol!:

hemlock wrote:

Cronenbergfan wrote:i was saying the same thing at work, that maybe Melnyk is dipping into Biovail's pharmaceuticals... you know, the 'good stuff.'

LOL

:lol!:

Thank you, thank you... I'm here all week.

Well, if Melnyk was at the game last night, perhaps he'll be re-thinking his "Top 4" statement.