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Marc Crawford didn’t expect to be handed the job as the next coach of the Ottawa Senators.

In the end, he remains hopeful he’ll be the choice of general manager of Pierre Dorion.

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Crawford, who was on TSN 1040 in Vancouver Saturday, indicated he was pleased Patrick Roy was getting the chance to sit down with Ottawa.

“They’re going after more big names and that’s part of the process,” Crawford said. “They’re doing their due-diligence. It’s always good for organizations to interview as many people as they can because somewhere along the line you’re going to learn something about a team, an organization or a way of doing things that’s going to help everybody.”

Crawford said he doesn’t want the organization to rush the decision.

“I’d love to be able to have the answer right now but it’s part of the process and I recognize that. Hopefully they recognize that I’m the top guy for the job,” Crawford said. “That’s all that I can do is wait patiently and hope that the best things happen.”