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Wild GM Chuck Fletcher, who did his best to get in front of the Bruce Boudreau line of suitors, appears to be in waiting mode.
Boudreau, the former coach of the Anaheim Ducks, will interview with the Ottawa Senators in Ottawa on Friday. The Senators have also interviewed several other strong candidates, including Mike Yeo twice, Randy Carlyle, Marc Crawford and Guy Boucher.
Just sayin', don't be shocked if Boudreau desires a chance to coach Ottawa over Minnesota. Besides the fact Boudreau is from Toronto, his mom lives in St. Catharines and he has a daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter who live ... in Ottawa.
They posed for pictures in the lobby of Boudreau's hotel in downtown Ottawa on Friday night. The Ottawa Sun's Bruce Garrioch was there waiting and interviewed Boudreau. He certainly sounds like a man who'd love to coach the Sens.
This is why there was zero chance Fletcher could dissuade Boudreau from even interviewing in Ottawa.
This doesn't mean Boudreau is offered the Ottawa job. The Sens are well into their coaching search and owner Eugene Melnyk reportedly said the list should be down to a handful by the weekend.
But if Boudreau has the choice between the two jobs, the lure of being so close to family could sway him over simply money.