The Senators announced the dismissal of most of their coaching staff this morning. Dave Cameron, Andre Tourigny and Rick Wamsley have all been let go, while Jason Smith has been relieved of his coaching duties and offered another position within the organization. This leaves Chris Schwarz (Conditioning coach) and Tim Pattyson (Video coach) of the existing coaching staff.
The dismissal of Cameron doesn't come as any surprise, as it's been largely telegraphed for awhile now. Given the defensive and special teams woes, Tourigny and Smith are no surprise either. The dismissal of Rick Wamsley is a little more surprising as the goaltending has been among the least of the Sens woes, and he has been credited with improving the play of a number of goalies that have gone through the Ottawa system during his time with the team.