Senators ‘devastated’ by news that MacArthur won’t play again this season
TORONTO — Ottawa Senators head coach Guy Boucher thought Clarke MacArthur would be joining his lineup this week for the first time all season.
Instead, MacArthur won’t play again this year, shut down by the Senators on Friday because of persistent concussion issues.
“He is my best friend in the game and when I heard that news it was very upsetting and from talking with him, I am not going to speak for him, but he is extremely disappointed,” Dion Phaneuf said on Saturday morning, ahead of a meeting with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
“He is a huge part of our team. It is a very tough situation and I just hope he can recover for him and his family.”