In a column e-mailed to fans and posted on the team’s official website, Senators owner Eugene Melnyk promised to build a Stanley Cup dynasty in the nation’s capital.

“I firmly believe the Ottawa Senators will not only win the Stanley Cup, but we will build a team with the talent and drive to hoard that Cup year after year in the playoffs,” he wrote.

“I guarantee that you have never seen the level of determination that is about to go into putting together our 2006-2007 season. And I guarantee that I will not rest until Ottawa becomes the hockey Mecca of the NHL. I’ve been accused in the past of harbouring unbridled optimism, but I’ll tell you this - I always deliver.”

A dynasty? The closest he’s getting to owning any dynasty is buying the DVD set of the 80’s TV series by the same name.

Haven’t we heard this mindless babble before from Sens personnel? Oh, yes: See below from 2003 Bully archives:

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