Eugene Melnyk does not think the Ottawa Senators are in need of a complete overhaul to reverse their fortunes.

The Senators currently sit in 28th place overall in the NHL standings and are much closer to competing for a lottery draft pick than a playoff spot. But the team owner quickly dismissed the notion of dismantling the core of the team in an effort to build towards the future and secure a high draft pick in this summer's NHL Entry Draft.

"You don't blow up a great organization. You blow up a crippled organization - and this is not a crippled organization," Melnyk told Sportsnet on Tuesday afternoon. "What we have as far as talent is concerned, I'll go up against anybody. It's going to be a long time coming before we start blowing things up."

The Senators, sitting in last place in the Northeast Division, have been one of the NHL's biggest surprises this season and their run of 11 consecutive playoff appearances is in serious jeopardy. In December, Melnyk was confident that his club would make the post-season, saying the media in Ottawa would hail a "miracle turnaround." But despite collecting seven of a possible eight points leading up to the All-Star break, the Senators have won just five of their past 15 games and still sit 12 points behind the Carolina Hurricanes for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

On Tuesday, Melnyk remained positive about the Senators' chances down the stretch, but noted that his club has to win 28 of the final 38 regular season games to qualify for the post-season.

"It's going to be a tough slug, there's no doubt about it," Melnyk continued. "Everyone knows that a lot of it has to do with momentum, but it's not as far off as it looks. This team is very capable of doing it and it's very capable of getting that momentum."

Melnyk also confirmed that Scotiabank Place will host an upcoming NHL All-Star Game as early as 2012. There will be no mid-season classic next year, as the NHL is participating at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. The city of Phoenix has been promised the 2011 All-Star Game to make up for the one that was missed during the lockout of 2004-05. And when asked about the likelihood of hosting a future game, Melnyk was fairly optimistic about Ottawa playing host to the event for the first time.

"The answer is yes. We have a commitment from Commissioner Bettman when I purchased the franchise that we would have an All-Star Game here," said Melnyk, who was in Ottawa to meet with MLS commissioner Don Garber to discuss an expansion soccer franchise. "We're in line, it's just a question of what date we do get it."