Welcome to Ottawa, D.J.! Bienvenue!
News Release: Ottawa Senators name D.J. Smith head coach: https://t.co/jubv1CDahH
Communiqué: Les Sénateurs d’Ottawa nomment D.J. Smith au poste d’entraîneur-chef : https://t.co/wx1safhoOe #Sens pic.twitter.com/naxejtxuTH
— Ottawa Senators (@Senators) May 23, 2019
Ottawa Senators general manager Pierre Dorion has hired former Toronto Maple Leafs assistant coach D.J. Smith to be his next head coach. Smith travels four and a half hours east on the 401 to Ottawa.
How Did We Get Here?
In the middle of last season, Dorion decided to fire former Senators head coach Guy Boucher.