William Eklund is recovering after undergoing surgery on a torn ankle tendon suffered in a game against the Flyers earlier this season. The Senators forward spoke about the unfortunate injury, the disappointment in not being able to play against his former team in the Sharks on Thursday and his reaction to the trade that send him to Ottawa.
Penguins forward Ben Kindel suffered a medical episode shortly after takeoff from Utah on Tuesday, causing the plane to return to the airport. General manager Kyle Dubas provided more clarity on what happened and revealed the 19-year-old is back in Pittsburgh and recovering.
Brady Tkachuk received a hostile reception in his return to Ottawa as the Senators defeated their former captain and his Panthers on Wednesday night. Tim Stutzle, Claude Giroux, Shane Pinto, Warren Foegele and Stephen Halliday scored for the Sens who lost goaltender Linus Ullmark early in the third period.
Rookie forward Cole Knuble scored twice to help the Flyers beat the Sabres on Wednesday night. Trevor Zegras also scored and Dan Vladar made 27 saves to give Philadelphia its third straight win after starting 0-6-3.
TSN's Claire Hanna is joined by Postmedia hockey columnist Bruce Garrioch to break down what the atmosphere was like at the Canadian Tire Centre in Brady Tkachuk's return to Ottawa, and discuss how he thinks the Senators players responded against the Panthers under all the distractions.
Craig Button joins SportsCentre to explain if Brady Tkachuk's return to Ottawa lived up to the hype for him, and what stood out to him from the Senators' victory over the Panthers on Wednesday night.
Montreal blew another third period lead and fell to the Sharks in overtime. Is this just a slow start for the Canadiens or are there major problems in Montreal? Martin Biron weighs in on Domino's That's Hockey.
With Brady Tkachuk making his high anticipated return to Ottawa tonight, Martin Biron joins Domino's That's Hockey to look back on other memorable NHL homecomings.
Dylan Larkin has expanded his trade list again but it still doesn't include any Canadian teams. Martin Biron dives into the new list with Domino's That's Hockey.
Postmedia hockey columnist Bruce Garrioch joins Claire Hanna to discuss how we were left with more questions than answers after Brady Tkachuk's session with the media ahead of his return to Ottawa. Garrioch also speculates on Tkachuk's seemingly strained relationship with Tim Stützle, and how he expects the Sens faithful to respond to their former captain tonight.
Brady Tkachuk explains why he wasn't going to re-sign in Ottawa without getting into too much detail, as the Senators former captain gets set for his first game against his former team.
Brady Tkachuk discusses the negative attention he might receive tonight during his return to Ottawa but says he won't be taking anything personally.
Brady Tkachuk discusses what he believes his legacy should be with the Senators, as the former captain makes his first return to Ottawa tonight as a member of the Panthers.
Senators fans are expected to be frothing at the mouth at a chance to let Brady Tkachuk hear it in his return to Ottawa Wednesday night. But with all the attention focused on what the reaction will be like in the arena, what's it going to be like for both rooms leading up to the game? TSN Hockey analyst Martin Biron shares his take as a former NHL player.
While Brady Tkachuk's return is creating a lot of noise in Ottawa, the team admits they're more focused on themselves and getting ready to play one of the top team's in the league.
Jake Sanderson will draw back onto the Senators blue line tonight alongside Artem Zub. He returns just in time for the highly anticipated return of Brady Tkachuk.
The Senators understand the buzz around Brady Tkachuk's return tonight and believe it will be an emotional, spirited contest, but say they're more focused on themselves and getting back to their game after a loss to the Flyers.
Kirill Marchenko was booed by Columbus fans every time he touched the puck in his return to Nationwide Arena on Tuesday. The Leafs winger also took a couple big hits, including from spurned linemate Adam Fantilli. "Happy to win. I can take so many hits if we win," Marchenko said with a smile. "It's so nice."
Asked about Easton Cowan's development, Morgan Rielly refused to answer because the 21-year-old winger was listening close by. But Cowan and coach Jim Hiller were more than happy to praise Rielly after the defenceman delivered a "vintage Morgan" three-assist performance.
Easton Cowan produced three points on Tuesday, including his first career shorthanded goal. "I can't say enough good things about him," gushed coach Jim Hiller, who recently promoted the sophomore winger to Toronto's top line. "Honestly, he's exceeded my expectations, and I had high expectations for him."
Jake McCabe left Tuesday's game after getting high sticked in the eye area by Kent Johnson. "We held him out for precautionary reasons," said coach Jim Hiller. "I bumped into him, seems to be doing okay." With McCabe out, Marshall Rifai played more than expected and scored his first career NHL goal.
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