Having already committed to Travis Green as head coach for the next four years, the Senators rounded out their coaching staff Tuesday morning with a pair of hires.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
The Ottawa Senators have been in the trenches of the off-season over the past few days. Nolan Baumgartner is currently an assistant coach under Mark Morrison’s Manitoba Moose and has ties to current Senators head coach Travis Green.