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Ottawa Can Ill Afford More Injuries

With Clarke MacArthur out, the Senators forward group is already not that deep. But with Mike Hoffman not playing last night, and Bobby Ryan exiting the game, Ottawa’s lines look incredibly uninspiring (which would be typical of most teams). Of course every team will suffer with injuries, but for this team it is magnified even more.

Hoffman is only listed as day-to-day so he should be fine, but at the time I am writing this, Ryan’s status is unknown. Mark Stone is probably not 100% either even though he is playing, so the forwards don’t look so good right now.