Other than the Wells trade, what we learned this weekend

This weekend, we learned through Roy MacGregor of the Globe that the Ottawa Senators are finally going to go through a rebuilding process. Ottawa finish off their pre-All Star schedule at home to Buffalo on Tuesday, and in their recent stretch where they've lost 11 of 12 games, they have been outscored 49-20. That is, well, horrible, and the team hasn't been able to score this year, or put shots on net, or generate chances. They are 29th in goals, 24th in shots and 29th in 5-on-5 scoring.

The team aren't in a too bad of a position for a rebuild since they'll see a lot of expiring contracts over the next couple of years and aren't going to be signing any big names for a while (if they do it right).

Kurt Browning sets house on fire

Former Canadian figure skating champion and three-time Olympian Kurt Browning is doing well for himself. Until yesterday, he had a porsche convertible and a Forest Hills mansion.

Then, the porsche got left out in the rain, and, in an attempt to dry the seats, Browning used a leaf blower on the upholstery.

The resulting three-alarm fire sent flames through the roof of the Forest Hill mansion, brought 80 firefighters and at least 10 fire trucks to the scene and cost figure skater Kurt Browning and his ballet dancer wife Sonia Rodriguez the contents of their home.

“We’re dealing with a bit of a crisis here,” an obviously rattled Browning told the Star. “It’s family time right now.”

Neighbour Mike Markovic said he ran out of his house when he heard the commotion and saw half the house on fire and a bare-foot Browning standing outside.

[Toronto Star]

Why does the whole thing play out like it's something out of Backdraft?

Nobody was hurt, but the house was too 'structurally unsound' to go in. This meant that 80 firefighters and the Browning family had to stand and watch as the thing fell apart.

If you can afford a porsche and a Forest Hills mansion, please get a garage as well, okay, Kurt?