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Senators forward Ridly Greig did not take warmups tonight in Buffalo, observed by The Ottawa Citizen’s Bruce Garrioch, as bruiser Hayden Hodgson takes his spot on the fourth line. Apparently dealing with an undisclosed injury, the durable Greig misses his third game of the campaign, the other two absences coming from a lingering suspension from the previous season. With two goals and four points in 14 games, the versatile 24-year-old will look to break his 13-goal output which has carried over the last three seasons. Another player dealing with his own run-ins with the

NHL’s Department of Player Safety, Hodgson is just coming off his own two game ban from a reckless hit of Los Angeles’ Brandt Clarke. The Windsor, Ontario native already has 24 penalty minutes in just five games this season, last year setting a career-best with 10 NHL appearances as a Senator.