Thompson has spent the better part of the last decade playing in California and Florida. He’s bound to have grown accustomed to the warm weather. Lucky for the Sens, the opportunity to reunite with Coach Guy Boucher appears to have been worth it. He says he might need an adjustment period having played in warm places for eight years but is very excited to come to play for the Ottawa Senators. Joining a Canadian team was one of the appeals of coming to Ottawa for him. “That was the exciting part of signing here was not only coming to a good team, but to come to a Canadian market.