Marc Crawford willing to be patient as coaching search continues
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Marc Crawford didn’t expect to be handed the job as the next coach of the Ottawa Senators.
In the end, he remains hopeful he’ll be the choice of general manager of Pierre Dorion.
Crawford, who was on TSN 1040 in Vancouver Saturday, indicated he was pleased Patrick Roy was getting the chance to sit down with Ottawa.
“They’re going after more big names and that’s part of the process,” Crawford said. “They’re doing their due-diligence. It’s always good for organizations to interview as many people as they can because somewhere along the line you’re going to learn something about a team, an organization or a way of doing things that’s going to help everybody.”
Crawford said he doesn’t want the organization to rush the decision.
“I’d love to be able to have the answer right now but it’s part of the process and I recognize that. Hopefully they recognize that I’m the top guy for the job,” Crawford said. “That’s all that I can do is wait patiently and hope that the best things happen.”
He confirmed he met with Dorion last month and outlined the path forward Crawford would take.
“We went through a pretty extensive interview period and I detailed my plans for the club and what I would do should they give me the reins this year,” Crawford added. “It was pretty comprehensive.
“In today’s day and age you’ve got to have a pretty good plan on how you’re going to interact with today’s athletes. It’s not only about how you’re going to coach them, it’s about how you’re going to interact. When you look at today’s athletes, most have come up through the ranks where they have shooting coaches, strength and conditioning, offensive and defensive coaches, so they’re used to having input.
“It’s more than just the X’s and O’s and the technical capacity that you may have.”
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