After suffering a pair of broken fingers during the post-season, Sens defenceman Cody Ceci enters this season with his mitts at 100%.
"They all healed up pretty good this summer and they don't bug me anymore," said Ceci after this morning's skate. "It was just bad luck really. I took a shot off the hand and just got it in a bad spot. The second time it happened because it hadn't properly healed yet so it was kind of a freak accident."
As noted earlier, Ceci is set to skate alongside NHL veteran Johnny Oduya to start the pre-season and is looking forward to learning from the 2-time Stanley Cup champion.
"There's a ton of experience there," Ceci shared about his new defence partner. "He's a great guy to talk to and we're always discussing plays. I know I can always trust his opinion since he's been around for a while."