When the Senators traded for and then signed Linus Ullmark, the hope was that they had in a series of moves, removed a years long curse that has hung over the organization.
But that’s the thing about curses. They rarely go down without a fight.
The Sens continue Life without Linus, when they host New Jersey Devils on Thursday night in Ottawa.
Both Artem Zub and Ridly Greig are expected to miss a bit of time which means an early season depth test for the Senators. Jacob Bernard Docker draws in on the blueline while the red hot Zack MacEwen gets a longer look on the fourth line.
Just an optional skate for the Senators tonight but here’s how Travis Green is likely to line ’em up.
Tkachuk-Stützle-Giroux
Gregor-Norris-Batherson
Perron-Pinto-Amadio
Cousins-Gaudette-MacEwen
Sanderson-Hamonic
Chabot-Jensen
Kleven-Bernard-Docker
Anton Forsberg gets the start for the home side.
Puck drop is scheduled for 7:08 PM at the Corel Centre in Kanata, Ontario. It’s throwback Thursday so the game is available on the NewRO, Team 1200 and on dial-up internet connections all across the Ottawa region.
Wondering how these teams match-up and your only Sens/Devils reference point involves Jeff Friesen? Let the HEAD2HEAD table fill in the blanks.
| HEAD2HEAD |  |
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| Record | 4-2-0 (8 pts) | 2-1-0 (4 pts) |
| Goals For | 3.17 (18th) | 4.00 (4th) |
| Goals Against | 2.17 (5th) | 4.00 (25th) |
| Power Play | 20.0% (17th) | 38.5% (3rd) |
| Penalty Kill | 93.7% (3rd) | 63.6% (30th) |
| Shots For | 29.0 (15th) | 32.3 (5th) |
| Shots Against | 25.7 (5th) | 28.0 (11th) |
| Leading Scorers | Bratt-6 pts Noesen-6 pts Cotter-5 pts Hischier-5 pts Hughes-5 pts |
Stutzle-6 pts Tkachuk-5 pts Norris-4 pts Batherson-3 pts Sanderson-3 pts |
| Starting Goalie | Jacob Markstrom 2-2-0 2.78 GAA, .904 sv% |
Anton Forsberg 0-0-0 6.92 GAA, .667 sv% |
