Former Senators head coach Dave Cameron may have some hurt feelings after the team dismissed him Tuesday, but said he doesn't have any regrets from his tenure in Ottawa.
Cameron admitted in a press conference Thursday that he was disappointed to be leaving, but understands personnel decisions are out of his hands.
"I got fired because somebody didn't think I could do the job. ... No regrets," Cameron said, according to Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun.
"The sun was up this morning and I'll be fine," he added.
Much was made of an alleged rift between Cameron and Senators owner Eugene Melnyk after Melnyk expressed his disappointment in the team's performance and some of Cameron's decisions down the stretch.
Cameron called Melnyk's comments "hurtful," and acknowledged he felt pressure from management to close out the season.
"I felt like I was fired for three weeks," Cameron said.
With Cameron officially out of the picture, the search is on for the Senators' fifth head coach since 2008, and Melnyk's already assured new general manager Pierre Dorion the club has the resources to hire the best available candidate.
