Another Reason The Sens SUCK!!

DJ Brooks
August 21, 2009.

This week Jim Balsillie decided he had enough of seeing his name pushed through the mud by the NHL. The NHL has consistently stated they feel that Balsillie would not be a good owner in their league due to his lack of morality and ethics.

I don’t know about you, but having to sit back and listen to that gnome Gary Bettman bash my integrity would lead me down the exact same path that Balsillie took.  He told the world about the misgivings and mistakes made by every other NHL owner.  Sounds fair to me, you attack me, I attack you.  People are forgetting that it was the NHL that started the mudslinging.  Balsillie seemed content to go through the legal process, win or lose (I have a feeling he believed he was going to win though), and the NHL started playing nasty.  I don’t really understand what the NHL was thinking, I hope every single one of the NHL owners blackberries (they all have them) suddenly stops working.....but I digress.

Now to the heart of the matter,  here is Melnyk’s response – or at least part of it “ I used to privately feel sympathy for his plight, but as I’ve watched his conduct with and towards the league and other owners, I clearly believe the sport of hockey is better off without him.” 

I don’t even know where to start, so I am going to try and make this as simple as possible for everyone.  The NHL and its owners are 4 years old, playing in the sandbox.  One of the kids can’t play anymore because his shovel broke and he can’t afford to fix it.  The problem is they need 30 people for the game they are playing.  So another little 4 year old (Balsillie) shows up with a top of the line shovel and asks “Can I play”.  Everyone else doesn’t like this idea – His shovel is WAY better than theirs.  Then cause this little boy REALLY wants to play and won’t go away....then the gnome starts making fun of him, while the others stand back and let it happen.  So what does a little kid do, he gives it back to them, basically calling them a “stupid face”. 

AND NOW MELNYK IS MAD, NOW.  Is he a big enough man to be mad before when they were bashing Balsillie, NO.  He is only man enough to watch over his own back, never mind anyone else. 

The NHL is being the school bully, and Melnyk is the chicken at the back squaking.  And now that he got hit in the nose he wants vengeance.  Didn’t we all hate this kid when we were younger???