NHL: Struggling Senators fire coach
John Paddock ran out of ideas and time as he tried to get the Ottawa Senators to play the way they did in building the Eastern Conference’s best record.
With the Senators in a massive slump, general manager Bryan Murray decided the only solution for Ottawa to save its suddenly crumbling season was to go back: Back to when Murray was coach.
Murray fired Paddock on Wednesday with only 18 games left in a season that is in danger of falling apart despite a robust 15-2 start. Murray, who led the Senators last season to their first appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals, is stepping back behind the bench for the remainder of the season. Read more