Phil Legault Fired

Longtime director of communications for the Sens Phil Leagult has been fired by the Ottawa Senators. No reason has been given at this time but I am working on it. There's nothing official from the Sens yet, but it's a done deal, he has been let go.

Need more proof? Check out his twitter page, that used to mention the Sens as his employer and no longer does, while also the condolences from Steve Lloyd and others. I've also heard hockey ops' Chad Schella may have been let go too, but that's just a rumor for now.

You probably don't know who Phil was, but he was in charge of players interviews, media availability, press releases etc. He had been there a very long time, so somewhat shocked/curious to find out what happened. If anyone knows feel free to let me know via email. I guess these are some of the changes to the organization we were promised, though this is hardly a significant move.

Thoughts on the firing?

Cory Clouston.....You're Fired



Former Sens Coach Cory Clouston with GM Bryan Murray in happier times

Possibly the worst secret in hockey was finally fufilled this evening, as Cory Clouston was relieved of his duties as head coach of the Senators. Someone had to be pay and be accountable for this trainwreck of a season, and it wasn't going to be GM Bryan Murray, who has now gone through 3 coaches in 4 seasons with him as GM, hardly a spectacular record, but with a fresh 3 year deal in hand somehow.
Yet for some reason, he manages to keep his job and is even re-upped, while Clouston and the rest of the coaching stuff are on the unemployment line as of today. Also fired were assistants Brad Lauer and Greg Carvel, who finally met his demise after outlasting several head coaches.

In many ways I feel Triple C didn't deserve this fate, but it seems that BM the GM has carte blanche, and someone had to pay. So Cory, off with his head!

Best of luck to Cory Clouston in the future, I'm sure the good people at Le Chateau and Mexx will be moruning your departure and massive business you gave them with your awesome shirt and tie combos.

Thoughts on the firings?