In response to vicious rumours telling of the imminent firing of both Murray and Hartsburg, owner Melnyk springs to their defense:"Contrary to what is being reported today by the media, I have made no decisions with respect to any personnel changes within the Senators organization. Winning remains our No. 1 priority and there is a collective focus by our management, our coaching staff and our players to deliver this to our fans.
I, along with our fans, will do nothing but continue to remain fully committed to our Senators and enthusiastically cheer them on to a successful second half of the season.
This is crunch time. Now, more than ever, is the time to rally behind our team. We don't surrender half-way though the season.
Every victory from here on in matters. We know it and the fans know it. Period."
Mmmm.... hardly a ringing endorsement.
I've made my position on the problem clear: Murray should go. We should defer a decision on Hartsburg until he has a complete team to fail with.
