Brewin Flames Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Senators fire coach D.J. Smith, replacing him with Jacques Martin on an interim basis By Associated Press Published December 18, 2023 03:02 PM Jim Rassol/Jim Rassol-USA TODAY Sports OTTAWA, Ontario — The Ottawa Senators fired coach D.J. Smith, replacing him on an interim basis with Jacques Martin. It’s the latest shakeup for the NHL team in Canada’s capital city after new owner Michael Andlauer fired general manager Pierre Dorion earlier this season and made president Steve Staios interim GM. Staios fired Smith 12 days after hiring Martin as senior adviser, after he said that was no indication of Smith’s job being in jeopardy. The Senators have since lost five of six games to fall into last place in the Eastern Conference. Martin returns after coaching the Senators for nine seasons from 1995-96 through 2003-04. Assistant Davis Payne was also fired and replaced by longtime Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson, who will be behind the bench starting at Arizona. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Claude Giroux claims another victim. Ottawa was definitely a playoff team coming into the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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