I think Dorion's mistakes had a lot more to do with misjudging where his team is at and going after players who weren't a long-term fit. The carousel of goaltending is one thing, because goalies are voodoo, right?\
But trading for Murray and giving him the big contract when he was already on the decline, making the DeBrincat trade without finding out if he even wanted to be in Ottawa.
Many of his trades were quite good in a vacuum - but only if you didn't take into account their actual state of franchise. But absolutely, Melnyk was a big factor.
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