Despite a ton of Sens stories there isn’t much actual news:
-Most of the Senators scrimmaged yesterday (team Kyte versus team Marsh). There isn’t much to be drawn from it (4 of the 5 goals were scored against Ottawa’s 4th and 5th goaltenders), but Chris Phillips needs to knock off the rust. Jesse Winchester was hurt by a hit and will miss the rest of training camp (link) and Matt Carkner missed the scrimmage because of an injury suffered in training.
-The Ottawa Sun’s Don Brennan has an article on Mark Stone (link). There’s not much new, but he mentions scout Bob Lowes was responsible for the pick. Brennan also has a story on Filip Kuba (link), where the big Czech talks about last season, “I felt good at the end of the year. Even when I came back I felt strong, but I didn’t have the foot speed, that little explosiveness you have to work on. I thought I was ready, when I came back, and in the earlier stages it was okay, but then I found I was a little bit behind. We worked on it down the stretch, but December and January weren’t great months last season for anybody. That’s where we fell behind.”
-Hockey Futures Ken McKenna says Mika Zibanejad had the strongest rookie tournament this year (link), saying “At the Leafs tournament in Oshawa, Ontario, Zibanejad provided ample evidence that the Senators made a wise selection in choosing the budding Swedish forward. Zibanejad displayed a sound offensive game, displaying a nose for the net while also showing that he isn’t afraid to go into the corners. As Binghamton Senators and the Senators’ prospect squad head coach Kurt Kleinendorst stated, Zibanejad already has few holes in his game, even at this early stage. Zibanejad led his team to the tournament title, something that Senators fans are hoping will be played out in a future Stanley Cup playoff when Zibanejad finally joins the Senators.”
-There are a ton of interviews with players available on the Sens website (link).
-Here’s the Sens lineup for tomorrow’s exhibition game against Toronto (link):
Goaltenders — Alex Auld, Robin Lehner, Craig Anderson.
Defencemen — Jared Cowen, David Rundblad, Filip Kuba, Tim Conboy, Patrick Wiercioch, Eric Gryba, Erik Karlsson, Mark Borowiecki.
Forwards — Milan Michalek, Peter Regin, Colin Greening, Zack Smith, Bobby Butler, Nikita Filatov, Stephane Da Costa, Chris Neil, Mark Parrish, Zenon Konopka, Francis Lessard, Mark Stone, Mike Hoffman, Nick Foligno, Mika Zibanejad.
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