We’ve seen enough sparks from both Guy Boucher and Marc Crawford over the years to wonder about the potential for an explosive combination now that the two are together behind the Ottawa Senators bench.
So, with two self-declared “passionate” coaches now on board, who will be the level, even-tempered voice in times of turmoil?
“I know that I’m going to have to obviously dial it down a bit and that’s always what the assistant coach has to do,” Crawford said Wednesday at the Canadian Tire Centre.
“He has to read off the head coach. The main thing he has got to do is he’s got to give strong information, the kind of information that’s going to help (the head coach) be the best coach that he can possibly be.