If Craig Anderson wasn’t his teammate and timing was more on his side, Clarke MacArthur would be a finalist for the Masterton Trophy come late June.
This season was anything but dull for the Ottawa Senators. With the Anderson family courageously battling through a horrifying illness, a brand new coaching staff in place, numerous injuries throughout the year and a late-season slump that nearly cost the team home-ice advantage (let alone a playoff spot), MacArthur’s resurgence into the lineup was simply another incredible storyline.
First he came back. Then he scored. And then he scored again.
After all was seemingly lost and another offseason of rehabilitation was looming for the 32-year-old, the Senators announced out of the blue, only hours before puck drop on April 4, that MacArthur would return to the lineup that night.