One thing the NHL is known for is that coaches and general managers often get the same jobs for the same positions over and over again, just with new teams. That trend seems to be continuing as one former NHL head coach looks to rejoin the league in the same role. <h2>Patrick Roy Set To Make NHL Comeback As Head Coach For Senators</h2> <div align='center' style='padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;'><img src='https://i.marqueur.com/habsetlnh/i/photo/334726.webp' width='100%' border='0' alt='image' loading='lazy' defer /></div> NHL insider Elliotte Friedman gave us an interesting piece of information on 32 thoughts this morning. He suggested that the Senators could be looking for a new head coach and one former NHL goalie may be the favorite for the job. <q>I don't know what Steve Staios [Sens President of Hockey Ops] and Michael Andlauer [owner] think of Patrick Roy, but one of the investor groups was ready to appoint Patrick Roy as head coach. That's the decision they would have made had they taken control of the team.</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1721538907618111785'> </a></blockquote></div> <h2>Ottawa Senators Coach Candidates List Leaked Online</h2> One X account suggested that the Senators top candidates for a new head coach would be Patrick Roy and Claude Julien. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/LalimesMartian/status/1720830152819581132?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1720830152819581132%7Ctwgr%5E845eda23e0c38fc1d85a14aaf2876d48f0f4a08b%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hockeyotb.com%2FPatrick-Roy-Front-runner-to-Take-Over-Behind-the-Bench-for-Canadian-Team-296763'> </a></blockquote></div> While this account should not be considered a reliable source of information like this, it is notable that it was the first place to report the Senator's punishment for their involvement in the botched Evgeni Dadanov trade. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/LalimesMartian/status/1717597703603998869'> </a></blockquote></div> So it seems that Roy becoming the next head coach of the Senators may be happening for real. Especially if the team continues to struggle under DJ Smith As seen on <a href='https://www.hockeyotb.com/Patrick-Roy-Front-runner-to-Take-Over-Behind-the-Bench-for-Canadian-Team-296763?fbclid=IwAR0a56HeGQ4Aqy4tX0wYZORWm_x1WWag0PG8AjUzZYrzACx-_zueNoDy4SQ' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Patrick Roy Front-runner to Take Over Behind the Bench for Canadian Team</a>