It's a time of the year for the teams that are eliminated from the playoffs. This is the perfect time to question some positions and as a result, many coaches have already lost their jobs. If D.J. Smith, the coach of the Ottawa Senators, has not yet left, we can suspect that it will not be long. Indeed, Pierre Dorion did not allow him to participate in the year-end review, which is very telling. According to TSN's Shawn Simpson, Claude Julien could well be Smith's successor. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/TSNSimmer/status/1647975129647808512?t=bDDhv-FEYmSJL2vo760iZQ&s=19'> </a></blockquote></div> This would be a return for him to the NHL, as he has not been in the position since the 2020-21 season. Credit: <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/RDThockey/status/1648096953937395715?t=PU0ZX7H6sihBd2mvvMbh5w&s=19'> </a></blockquote></div>