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One scout thinks he could become a 60-goal scorer in the NHL.

Again, it’s a longshot. But back-to-back wins with the NCC and at the draft lottery — or even batting .500 — would raise the level of excitement around the team higher than it’s been since the 2007 Stanley Cup final.

It would also add to the appeal of the vacant job as coach of the Senators.

New GM Pierre Dorion, who has already interviewed former Wild coach Mike Yeo, at least, has a still-growing list of candidates. It’s no secret that Marc Crawford and Guy Boucher, both of whom have been a head coach in the NHL and most recently in Switzerland, are on his list.

Dorion is also expected to talk with Gatineau Olympiques coach Benoit Groulx, who has won three championships in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and a gold medal at the world juniors.

While he is lauded as a very good bench boss, working against Groulx is the fact that he has not coached in the NHL. Dorion dismissed the possibility of promoting Luke Richardson from Binghamton for that reason. And while he is considered an up-an-comer in the coaching ranks, Sheldon Keefe also lacks NHL experience.

Attention now should be paid to the likes of NHL assistant coaches like John Stevens (Los Angeles), Brad Shaw (St. Louis) and Kevin Dineen (Chicago).

Because Dineen’s season ended Tuesday in a Game 7 loss to the Blues, Dorion should soon be expected to ask permission from the Blackhawks to speak with him.

Dineen played 1,188 NHL games, including 67 for the Senators in the 1999-2000. After taking a couple of years off following his retirement, Dineen was head coach of the AHL’s Portland Pirates for six seasons before getting his first NHL chance with the Florida Panthers. He lasted a little more than two seasons before being fired, at which point he became an assistant in Chicago.

Working alongside Joel Quenneville, who is considered one of the best in the business, has had to benefit Dineen.

In the meantime, anyone knowing the whereabouts of a genie is asked to contact the Senators, ASAP.