Over the weekend, Elliotte Friedman reported that the Ottawa Senators are looking to hire a director of hockey operations. John Shannon would follow that up by saying that Dean Lombardi had been approached for the position.
On paper it sounds like a decent idea: Bring in a fresh voice to the Senators to create a sense of order and give off the impression that the front office actually knows what they are doing.
But there is still the tiny problem of Eugene Melnyk being the owner of the Senators, and nothing is going to change if he is still in charge.