When it was announced on Wednesday that Jim Little had been fired by the Ottawa Senators after less than eight weeks on the job, we were given an indication of how messy the situation was.
In a statement the team’s former CEO released about the incident that led to his termination via Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, Little revealed the two “had a personal disagreement” over the approach that he had been pursuing and the disagreement included him “using some very strong language” with Melnyk over the phone, “including swearing.”
Little also said, to his knowledge, these events were what led to his dismissal.