Report: Wild talked to Boucher, Crawford by phone

The coaching carousel is in full swing.

With Bruce Boudreau in Ottawa on Friday to interview for the Senators' head coaching vacancy, the Star Tribune's Michael Russo chimes in with a report that the Minnesota Wild - who already interviewed Boudreau - have spoken to former NHL head coaches Guy Boucher and Marc Crawford by phone.

Due to Boudreau's family ties in Ontario, Russo doesn't believe the Wild will be able to land the former Anaheim Ducks head coach if Ottawa makes an offer. That leaves the Wild in a bit of a waiting game, especially in light of the fact the Senators have interviewed Boucher, Randy Carlyle, Crawford, and Mike Yeo (twice).

The Wild have reportedly met with Carlyle as well, and also interviewed John Torchetti, who took over in Minnesota after Yeo was fired.

Boucher and Crawford have been coaching in Switzerland, but want to come back to the NHL.

Russo's "guess" is that the Wild will look to someone with NHL coaching experience, so the names being bandied about certainly make sense. There's also Bob Hartley, who was fired earlier in the week by the Calgary Flames.