Let’s take a spin through some of the stories that are making news in the hockey world this week:
- Eugene Melnyk hopped on his old buddy Bob McCown’s podcast recently (Melnyk makes his appearance just over seven minutes in). We didn’t get the fireworks that we sometimes see from Eugene’s media appearances but it is worth noting that he did say: a) the team will get Brady Tkachuk signed to a “fair” contract, b) that he wants the captain of the team to be here long-term and not on a bridge deal and c) the the prospect of building an arena in Lebreton is dead, and that he’s willing to stay in Kanata but would also entertain the possibility of moving the arena to Gatineau (?