A new lawsuit doesn't exactly paint Eugene Melnyk in the best light.

The Ottawa Senators owner and his club are the targets of a court filing by former chief marketing officer Peter O'Leary, who argues that his termination was a breach of contract and that Melnyk both verbally and electronically abused team executives, according to Wayne Scanlan of the Ottawa Citizen.

Melnyk allegedly "at times used profanity and leveled insults at executive team members, including constantly calling into question their competency. Mr. Melnyk sent abusive emails to the executive team and frequently threatened to dismiss them."

O'Leary was fired in December 2016 after more than two years with the organization.

The Senators owner and his holdings group, Capital Sports, have filed a notice to defend, with Melnyk declining comment to Scanlan via email.

The allegations have not yet been tested in court.

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