-Daniel Alfredsson did not participate in the morning skate today, but Mike Hoffman did.  While it seems unlikely that Hoffman will play, Paul MacLean wouldn’t discount it. -Paul MacLean talked about the Sens problems in their own zone: In the game we feel we had, depending on who counts the...

UPDATE 11:20am:  The Senators have confirmed that Daniel Alfredsson suffered a concussion on the Hagelin hit, but have also confirmed that Alfredsson is a game time decision.  He took part in the full Sens practice today. -As reported everywhere, Carl Hagelin was suspended for three games and Matt Carkner for...

-There’s speculation that Alfredsson could be moved up to the first line for tonight’s game; Paul MacLean has generally resisted putting the big three together this season to keep his lines offensively balanced, so it will be interesting to see if that change occurs and what effect it has.  Don...

-I wanted to include quotes from players going into tonight’s games, but you’ve heard all the cliches before.  The analysis offered in the papers has been deep and meaningful, with astonishing insight like goaltending will be important.  For my part I dive into the numbers for the series. -Sens assistant...