Sens Players Caught on Camera Joking About Team, Bad Mouthing Coaching Staff

A number of Ottawa Senators openly joke about their penalty-killing abilities, mock one of their coaches and laugh at the ineffectiveness of special-team meetings in a candid video that was posted online.

 

The video is the latest bit of embarrassing news for a team that is trying to rebuild a more positive, professional culture in its dressing room, after the high-profile departures of Erik Karlsson and Mike Hoffman.

 

The video ? since taken down ? appears to have been shot in Phoenix on Oct. 29 or 30 during the team?s western road swing. It was recorded, presumably by the Uber driver, as seven Senators were transported in a van or SUV. It appears that none of the players were aware the conversation was being recorded.

?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.?

https://ottawasun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/ottawa-senators/candid-camera-ottawa-senators-players-caught-on-video-joking-about-team-badmouthing-coach

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Video in link. The tire fire in Ottawa continues to burn.

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hahaha this is hilarious. How stupid are these guys?

An important learning experience?

Lesson learned: As a high profile professional athlete, don't talk shit about your inept coach in front of strangers.

You wonder how some of these guys are able to get dressed in the morning. :palm:

What the driver did is illegal.

When you're a professional, you should be smart enough to don't talk like that anyway.

Anyway, I guess the coaches sat in the uber behind and was talking about hos shit players they have to coach, so probably no hard feelings

What the driver did is illegal.

While true, the optics are fucking horrible. Especially in Ottawa where the team can't seem to catch a break of any kind from owner on down.

This is hilarious, I can?t believe this is real

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What the driver did is illegal.

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It would have been illegal if it was just a audio recording but video in a public setting is completely legal.

 

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A Lyft isn't a public setting. The street is a public setting. You're technically renting the space for the duration of the ride.

Even if you're driving someone I'm pretty sure you're allowed to film in your own car. If people decides to talk during your film in your car, thats their problem.

The legalities around releasing a video to the public of people who didn't know they were being recorded in a private setting is clearly beyond us.

Regardless, like I said, if you don't think players talk about this stuff all the time, I don't know what to tell you.

The legalities around releasing a video to the public of people who didn't know they were being recorded in a private setting is clearly beyond us.

 

Regardless, like I said, if you don't think players talk about this stuff all the time, I don't know what to tell you.

Ofcourse we know everyone does it. Not just players, employees at McDonald's also do this. Still doesn't change the fact that they are dumb fucks that does it in public with random people who could record it.

No, but Im no public person.

If I was, then yes. I would certainly know he could be recording, so I wouldn't say things that could possibly hurt my career.

No, but Im no public person.

 

If I was, then yes. I would certainly know he could be recording, so I wouldn't say things that could possibly hurt my career.

And it comes out he leaked the video because he wasn't tipped.

I miss the days Patty Kane just punched cabbies and no one got hurt.

And it comes out he leaked the video because he wasn't tipped.

 

I miss the days Patty Kane just punched cabbies and no one got hurt.

Making millions of dollars and not tipping is about as douchey as you can get.