Ottawa Sun · Oct 5, 2016
Senators giving Matt Puempel a long hard look
SASKATOON -
The Senators had one last look at Matt Puempel on Tuesday.
The Senators will have to put the 23-year-old Puempel through waivers if they want to send him to their AHL affiliate in Binghamton, so they’re taking a long, hard look at him during this training camp.
The Senators will play seven pre-season games — with only one left on Friday — and it’s no accident Puempel suited up for his sixth straight game on Tuesday.
“We’ve tried him everywhere,” said Senators coach Guy Boucher before the club faced the Maple Leafs at the SaskTel Centre. “We tried him with our top line, second, third (and) fourth line now. We’ve looked at what he can do.