With the Senators in the midst of a 5-game losing streak and mired in mailaise since the beginning of the season the calls for the heads of John Muckler (see FireMucker.com/ca) and Bryan Murray (FireMurray.ca is up and running) have become louder and more urgent. The case for Muckler's firing has been laid out pretty conclusively but why get rid of Murray? Well, mostly because his tenure has already covered the full extent of the Bryan Murray Experience.
Here, cherry-picked to prove a point, are the season's relevant to Senators fans:
Year Team Record Win% Playoff Result
1983-84: Washington Capitals 48-27-5 .631 Lost in Round 2
1984-85: Washington Capitals 46-25-9 .631 Lost in Round 1
1985-86: Washington Capitals 50-23-7 .669 Lost in Round 2
1991-92: Detroit Red Wings 43-25-12 .613 Lost in Round 2
1992-93: Detroit Red Wings 47-28-9 .613 Lost in Round 1
2005-06: Ottawa Senators 52-21-9 .689 Lost in Round 2
Those last three playoff exits are famous for their meeknes.
1991-92 saw the Wings cough up a 3-1 series lead to the San Jose Sharks.
1992-93 will be familiar to Leaf fans as Nikolai Borschevsky became a folk hero with a Game 7 OT winner after the Wings coughed up another 3-1 series lead.
2005-06 as everyone saw on TV ended as the team captain and top defenceman watched a 3rd line grinder skip past them both and score the series winner...shorthanded.
Six times Murray has coached a team to a plus-.600 winning percentage only to bow out meekly in the first or second round.
Muckler's failures are documented, Murray's shortcomings are evident, and the less said about the Senators players' mental toughness (see: Playoffs) the better.
The answer to the survey is secret answer e: Fire Muckler, Fire Murray, Make a trade for a proven leader.
(This post was written by Pension Plan Puppets. His first entry in the search for a new BoO Leaf member.)
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