Sens GM Dorion says Hoffman had to be traded because dressing room was ‘broken’
DALLAS — Pierre Dorion stepped in front of the cameras following three weeks in the shadows to finally shed some light on a tumultuous stretch in what has become a disastrous 13 months for the Ottawa Senators.
And in a league where executives are usually loathe to create headlines, the club’s general manager didn’t hold back.
Choosing his words carefully, Dorion told reporters ahead of the NHL draft that the recent trade of Mike Hoffman, quite frankly, came out of necessity.
“Our dressing room was broken,” Dorion said Thursday. “We have to have a dressing room that wants to win together.