I was confused too. First fumble this year, and he only fumbled once last year.
I think it shows how off-kilter McD has become. His judgment in various areas is clouded by uncertainty and pressure.
Seems likely that Ottawa screwing up the Dadonov trade to Vegas and having it subsequently costing them a first round pick was a straw-that-broke-the camel's-back moment for the new Ottawa ownership relative to Dorion, or simply a good catalyst to replace him as they may have wanted to do anyway. Something like that.
No way these two events being announced on the same day are a coincidence.
Another one is RIT hockey. Niagara and Canisius are in the same D1 conference but I haven't attended any games there. RIT has a nice arena and has had some good teams recently.
UB Basketball has been good in recent years but not sure about this year.
But the atmosphere in the Reilly Center, when the students are in attendance is just excellent. Not quite as much during the break but it's still pretty good.