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Originally Posted by PeteMoss
If we're being honest Melnyk's cheapness is the issue in Ottawa. They have a lower payroll than us and they are expecting their coach to get them to contend.
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Yeah it's definitely the core of the issue. I don't think you need to spend to the cap to ice a competitive team but your margins for error are a lot smaller when your payroll is amongst the lowest in the league. You look at the talent they have lost over the past few years and I don't know how anyone in that organization could honestly expect the team to be better this year.