As mentioned above, lots of changes throughout the Sens' line-up tonight (especially on the backend) as they deal with some injuries and external circumstances. For starters, Max Lajoie, J.C. Beaudin and Christian Jaros have been recalled from Belleville and are all expected to check into action tonight against the Rangers.
As a result, it will be the season debuts for Lajoie and Jaros who each had lengthy stays with the Senators during their rookie campaigns last year. While a role in Belleville was not the goal in training camp for either blueliner, it provided an opportunity to continue their development while ultimately working their way back to Ottawa.
"Obviously that's not what I wanted," said Lajoie about starting the season in the AHL. "But at the same time it opened things up for me to work on some stuff that I needed to work on so I did that. I'm just happy to be back."