Player Discussion Zack MacEwen signed for 3 years @ $775,000

[Xspyrit]

I think Dorion got increasingly desperate as his rope got shorter.

Yeah but he was "free" for a bit though, after Melnyk passed away and until Andlauer got a hold of the team... I think it was for like 2 years?

 

[NyQuil]

Yeah but he was "free" for a bit though, after Melnyk passed away and until Andlauer got a hold of the team... I think it was for like 2 years?

It certainly artificially extended his tenure, but once Melnyk was gone, he'd lost his patron.

It's fun to dunk on Dorion, but when you look around the league and see teams like Columbus and Montreal that went decades without hitting on a first round pick, it still could have been worse.

 

[Xspyrit]

It certainly artificially extended his tenure, but once Melnyk was gone, he'd lost his patron.

It's fun to dunk on Dorion, but when you look around the league and see teams like Columbus and Montreal that went decades without hitting on a first round pick, it still could have been worse.

Yeah but missing on first round picks have unfortunately been far from being the only problem with Dorion...

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

I get it sucks to pay a 1-way to sit in the AHL, but hopefully Andlauer will pony up to let it happen.

He definitely doesn't deserve an NHL spot at this point. Let him ride the buses for the rest of his contract. That will do more for the culture of the team than keeping a guy in Ottawa that doesn't fulfill his job.

Earn it, or get comfortable in Belleville.