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Senators Fire Paul MacLean

Despite last night's comeback win against the Vancouver Canucks, Ottawa head coach Paul MacLean has been dismissed.

While it's been discussed and rumored for a few weeks now, Paul MacLean has been fired from his position as head coach of the Ottawa Senators:

MacLean, the ninth head coach in franchise history, won the Jack Adams Award as the top coach in the NHL in 2013. In his fourth season coaching the team, this is still somewhat surprising though it's been talked about for awhile. In true Ottawa fashion, he still has significant term left on his contract:

Apparently, assistant Dave Cameron will be running the bench until a permanent head coach is named:

More to come.

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