Bruce Boudreau will reportedly meet with the Ottawa Senators about their coaching vacancy before the end of the week.
The former Anaheim Ducks head coach was scheduled to arrive in Ottawa on Thursday night for a face-to-face interview with Senators general manager Pierre Dorion on Friday, Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun reports.
Senators owner Eugene Melnyk said Wednesday that he expected the list of coaching candidates to be narrowed down to two by Friday.
Bob Hartley, Mike Yeo, Guy Boucher, Randy Carlyle, Marc Crawford, Benoit Groulx, and Kevin Dineen are also on Dorion's list, according to Garrioch.
At least six of the candidates have reportedly already been interviewed.
Boudreau was fired by the Ducks last Friday, two days after Anaheim was eliminated in Game 7 of its first-round playoff series against the Nashville Predators.
The Senators fired former head coach Dave Cameron on April 12 after missing the playoffs with a record of 38-35-9.
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