Senators sink like a rock in standings without Stone
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OTTAWA — His numbers are terrific in a season condensed due to injuries, but Ottawa Senators right-winger Mark Stone takes no solace in his fine individual play.
“That wasn’t a career year for us. It’s been pretty miserable around here. We haven’t been able to win many hockey games, so I’m not thinking much about my own self,” Stone, who hails from Winnipeg, said Monday morning.
Stone has 20 goals and 62 points in just 58 games for the struggling Senators. He won’t dress Monday night against the Jets, his 12th game on the shelf with a leg injury, although he’s been skating and displaying signs of improvement.
The 25-year-old, sixth-year pro, who has emerged as true leader in Ottawa, also missed nine games during a stretch between late January and mid February with a knee problem.
The Senators were 14 points back of a wild-card spot the day Stone got banged up the first time, and have tumbled even deeper since.
The season has been a strain on the psyche as well, he said.
“You don’t want to see your teammates struggle… you want to be out there battling with them until the end. That’s the main reason why I’m trying to get back into the lineup,” said Stone.
“It went south on us pretty quick. I don’t know how to describe it. It’s something you don’t want to go through any year. Once this Saturday comes and the final buzzer goes, we’re going to have a lot of thinking to do, a lot of regrouping and maybe some self-learning for everyone in this dressing room to come back stronger for next year.”
There is a chance he could be shut down for the Sens’ final three games.
The former Brandon Wheat Kings star said he’s likely not a candidate for Canada’s entry at the world hockey championship in Denmark, either.
“Any time you risk injury going over there, it’s hard to say yes to those tournaments,” he said. “If I’m not 100 per cent, I’d have to turn it down.”
jason.bell@freepress.mb.ca
Twitter: @WFPJasonBell
