Breaking: Sens players caught ripping coaches, laughing about team on video

In a shocking expose published in the Ottawa Citizen today, Ottawa Senators players Matt Duchene, Chris Wideman, Thomas Chabot and others appear to have criticized their team and coaching staff in an leaked recording from an Uber driver in Phoenix, Arizona. 

Check out this video:

This story was broken by an unnamed Citizen reporter, with quotes from their article below:

“Marty Raymond, the only coach in NHL history to have the worst power-play and the worst PK within a calendar year,” says Sens forward Matt Duchene, in reference to Martin Raymond, an assistant coach in charge of the team’s penalty-killing this year and power-play last season.”

Defenceman Chris Wideman, sitting in the front passenger seat, chirps in: “Do you notice that when (Raymond) runs the video, if you actually do pay attention, he doesn’t ever teach you anything? He just commentates what’s happening.”

Then Duchene can be heard replying: “Here’s the other thing, too. We don’t change anything, ever. So why do we even have a meeting? I haven’t paid attention in three weeks.”

Defenceman Thomas Chabot can also be seen in the middle of the second row of seats. When Wideman says, “I also hate how he quizzes us,” the conversation meanders and Chabot says, of the next potential meeting: “No, please ask a question, just so he says ‘great question.’”

The Ottawa Senators, unsurprisingly, have declined to comment. Needless to say, this is NOT a good look for a franchise that has had an awful time with public relations in the past calendar year. The Sens fanbase has had to endure an ill advised trade for Duchene, an epic locker room split between their captain and star scorer, the eventual trade of their captain and star scorer and... well then there's always Eugene Melnyk putting his foot in his mouth. Regardless of what team you cheer for, you HAVE to feel for Sens fans right now. To make matters worse, both Duchene and Mark Stone, arguably their two best offensive players, are on expiring contracts and are slated to hit the open market as free agents. Oh... and they're missing their first round pick in the upcoming 2019 NHL Entry Draft. Ouch.