News Article: Former Ottawa Senators’ D Michael Del Zotto on team’s culture: ‘Couldn’t believe that was an NHL organization'

[Crosside]

The important thing he mentions is the culture. The losing culture.
That is going to take some time and effort to overcome with the new ownership, management and coaching group.
Whichever player is not interested in embracing that change needs to GTFO.

This is why they would have no choice to trade Tkachuk

 

[Cosmix]

This player treatment issue (after game meals etc.) would make an interesting question for Ian Mendez to ask players who have been on this team during the last 5 years.

 

[HSF]

You had ottawa calling the bosses of reporters to try and get them to stop talking or to get them fired

ofc it was a clown show

 

[Icelevel]

Former Ottawa Senators’ D Michael Del Zotto on team’s culture: ‘Couldn’t believe that was an NHL organization’

Del Zotto joined Daily Faceoff Live to talk about his time with the organization and what the problem may be...

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Despite a GM and now a coaching change, the Ottawa Senators continue to struggle. Since firing D.J. Smith, the Sens are only 3-4-0, which isn’t terrible, but still very inconsistent for a team that sits in last in their division and needs to start stringing together wins while they have games in hand.

So what’s the issue then? Is it still an organizational problem or is it on the players? Former Senators defenseman Michael Del Zotto joined Daily Faceoff Live to talk about his time with the organization and what the problem may be in Ottawa.

This is the whole damn point of the new owner and gm and coach. Now give it time.
And if we’d had a proper owner and gm back then, del zotto would never have been a senator.

 

[Flamingo]

This is the whole damn point of the new owner and gm and coach. Now give it time.
And if we’d had a proper owner and gm back then, del zotto would never have been a senator.

LOL. Mr. Del Zotto... you were just one of our warmed-over quesedillas.

 

[KnockHobbler]

Michael Del Zotto was a lazy ass on the ice and by all accounts is a strange and creepy weirdo.

 

[IpsoPostFacto]

Fresh quesadillas are for closers!

 

[Do Make Say Think]

Ryan also didn't like Dorion but didnt want to comment further about things

Its pretty bad when so many players just didn't like being here due to things that were not on ice issues

Ryan has his demons and he does well to try not to be harsh. Good guy and wise.

This is why they would have no choice to trade Tkachuk

The problem isn't Tkachuk.

He needs more support.

 

[L'Aveuglette]

Sour grapes coming from the guy who got embarrassed by the organization. Nothing story. More people kicking us when we’re already down

Lol come on, he doesn't have anything to gain by lying, and we all know under Melnyk and Dorion this org was a shit show.

A lot of you really hate hearing the truth.

 

[L'Aveuglette]

Well, didn't take long to see Del Zotto's expectations coming to Ottawa were off;

"I remember after my first game, we had boxed quesadillas in a warming drawer. And I’m thinking, you’re spending the $80 million on your players..."

In fact, our estimated salary expenditure for the year he was here was 63 mil,

Oh jesus who the hell cares if his salary figures are off, the point he made is still the same.

 

[Micklebot]

Oh jesus who the hell cares if his salary figures are off, the point he made is still the same.

I think the true salary figures go hand in hand with why he was getting warmed up quesadillas rather than in house catered after games meals.

The team had just lost an estimated over 30 mil due to the pandemic, and we already knew the owner was a penny pincher prior to that. Idk why anybody here would be surprised by anything he said, the point he made was pretty much already accepted as fact.

 

[Adele Dazeem]

This is why they would have no choice to trade Tkachuk

No, unless for some reason you think Tkachuk is not interested in making those changes.

 

[Micklebot]

Fresh quesadillas are for closers!

I wonder if he got fresh quesadillas when he sold his first house in Florida.

 

[Crosside]

No, unless for some reason you think Tkachuk is not interested in making those changes.

Pretty clear he s not interested

 

[Adele Dazeem]

Pretty clear he s not interested

Based of your assumptions about his body language? What has he said publicly that you can point to him not being interested and wanting out, because I can't find it.

 

[Tuna99]

Well, didn't take long to see Del Zotto's expectations coming to Ottawa were off;

"I remember after my first game, we had boxed quesadillas in a warming drawer. And I’m thinking, you’re spending the $80 million on your players..."

In fact, our estimated salary expenditure for the year he was here was 63 mil,

The important thing he mentions is the culture. The losing culture.
That is going to take some time and effort to overcome with the new ownership, management and coaching group.
Whichever player is not interested in embracing that change needs to GTFO.

To me it’s more important to know if there was salsa, hot sauce and sour cream for the quesadillas

 

[Crosside]

Based of your assumptions about his body language? What has he said publicly that you can point to him not being interested and wanting out, because I can't find it.

By how he s playing
Don’t back check
Stay at the red line
When other teams counter attack, he’s the last one to exit the ozone
During line change, don’t skate hard, just glide

 

[Xspyrit]

Not shocking... I mean the owner was Eugene Melnyk and the GM was Pierre Dorion. It was probably even worse than the public thinks

Yeah, as a whole it seems we're lucky to have moved past that ownership/management group.

Finally... but the damage has been done and is still felt as of today.

Didn't new ownership say that they would have a lot of things to take care of?

 

[umma gumma]

Boy, you know you're reaching when Delzaster is your sound bite.

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

Not shocking... I mean the owner was Eugene Melnyk and the GM was Pierre Dorion. It was probably even worse than the public thinks

Shouldn't even need to be said. What we're seeing has basically nothing to do with any of the current guys.

 

[Adele Dazeem]

By how he s playing
Don’t back check
Stay at the red line
When other teams counter attack, he’s the last one to exit the ozone
During line change, don’t skate hard, just glide

Those are generalized claims. He's also the F that is usually deepest in the o-zone on the forecheck or infront of opposition net so of course he will be last one out.

You fail to mention that he checks hard, gets into scrums and clearly wants to win.

 

[IpsoPostFacto]

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

that is awesome!

 

[LiseL]

The important thing he mentions is the culture. The losing culture.
That is going to take some time and effort to overcome with the new ownership, management and coaching group.
Whichever player is not interested in embracing that change needs to GTFO.

He also mentioned no accountability.

 

[DylanSensFan]

Pretty clear he s not interested

Oh yeah, where's your evidence?