I just don't know man. They were exciting to watch with Stone, Duchene, Dzingel, Hoffman and Karlsson in the lineup (good times).

I think the "owner/fraud" is holding out until the expansion fee comes in and boom, new owner, new team with a couple of hopeful and exciting young draft picks (maybe Laffy and/or Byf)... He is actively looking for a buyer at this point, too. I, for one, will gladly go to games after he sells. Even if the rink is far and transit sucks because at least I know there is hope. Team might be boring now, hopefully with Brown, Batherson, Brannstrom, Wolanin, Jaros, Chalpik, Norris, Formenton, Davidsson, Gustavsson and Soogard, we'll be a bit more entertaining...

Yeah but you need to surround good young players with good players. Cant keep sticking the Abramovs of the world with the Pageaus and Sabourins. It worked yesterday but wont work often.

is it actually true hes looking for a buyer or is it just a rumor?

Of course. You'd need to attract some heavy hitters in UFA market as well but you can't do that without spending some actual money.

Garrioch shot it down, other insiders say hes looking for a buyer. It all started with Kraft's fake grand daughter but I mean who knows if hes looking to sell.

Make a team with everyone signed next year with no Pageau, Tierney or any of the rentals signed. Maybe just keep Duclair and Brown with slight raises and tell me how much wed need to get to the floor. Its a lot

one can only hope

Bill Daily was quoted as being "perfectly content" with Eugene as an owner because he's paying the bills. Bobfather also said the NHL is okay with Melnyk "as of right now". However, John Shannon along with the Elliot Friedman's of the world, have commented saying that he's looking for a buyer... Don't have access to twitter from work so I can't post the links as of now but on the Ottawa Senators and hockey subreddits, they have a few posts from the sources.

don't trust too much the local team reporters, remember their access to the team depends on them sucking up to the team brass.

He been looking for a buyer since Lebreton fell off a cliff, he is getting sued left right and center and is cash broke, his biggest asset is the sens as 430-450M (he is asking 500m+). If he is not happy with the offer he wont sell and it is only a matter of time until the league forces him to sell. BTW the league told him to STFU and stay out of the press, it is why he as been quiet lately. He may be the most hated non-politician in OTT history at this point.