The long rumoured article covering the Eugene Melnyk ownership era of the Ottawa Senators finally dropped The Athletic today. Clocking in at over 6,000 words, Ian Mendes, Katie Strang and Dan Robson co-wrote a comprehensive piece detailing Melnyk’s legacy from the time he purchased the team in 2003 through his passing just a few short weeks ago.
Amazing how fast this story died. It’s almost like everyone with skin in the game condoned the harassment, sexism, racism that occurred with this owner. To say I’m disappointed with tsn1200, TSN, Sportsnet, Postmedia would be an understatement.
"All men have an emotion to kill; when they strongly dislike some one they involuntarily wish he was dead. I have never killed any one, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction."
Amazing how fast this story died. It’s almost like everyone with skin in the game condoned the harassment, sexism, racism that occurred with this owner. To say I’m disappointed with tsn1200, TSN, Sportsnet, Postmedia would be an understatement.
"All men have an emotion to kill; when they strongly dislike some one they involuntarily wish he was dead. I have never killed any one, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction."
- Clarence Darrow