Sheldon Keefe says Ilya Samsonov is getting over an illness but the expectation is that he d be okay for Thursday. He also revealed Timothy Liljegren is progressing without any setbacks but has no timetable for a return.
Fresh off an emotionally and physically draining defeat to the Panthers, Senators head coach D.J. Smith expressed his confidence that his team will get back on track and reacted to the criticism that has come his way following Ottawa s defeat to Florida on Monday.