Clarke MacArthur is hoping for recovery, not retirement.
Speaking Friday for the first time since the devastating hit from Patrick Sieloff in a training-camp scrimmage that left the Senators winger with his fourth concussion in 18 months, the 31-year-old MacArthur told reporters he remains hopeful he’ll be able to resume his hockey career again soon.
Has he thought about hanging up his skates for good?
“No. I was devastated along with other people who have been around me and been through it,” MacArthur said in the club’s dressing room at the Canadian Tire Centre. “I’m standing up here today and, hopefully, the next time we do this, it will be before my first game or another step forward in a positive way.