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MONTREAL – For Ottawa Senators rookie left-winger Shane Prince, sitting out and seeing limited ice time is part of his hockey history.
His Ontario Hockey League career began the same way. So did his start in the American Hockey League. Now, in another case of déjà-vu, he’s routinely watching from the press box in the NHL. He was expected to be a healthy scratch for the third straight game against Montreal on Saturday.
“I’m confident in my game,” Prince said following Saturday’s morning skate at the Bell Centre. “This is another one of those things that is out of my control. I’m not going to beat myself up over it. When I play, I’m going to play my game, that’s all I can do.”
Prince has two goals – both scored against Colorado on Nov. 25 – and five assists. In his last appearance, against the New York Rangers, he played only 7:12. In an eyebrow-raising move, Senators head coach Dave Cameron is now using defenceman Mark Borowiecki as a left-winger, aiming to create a physical fourth-line alongside Curtis Lazar and Chris Neil.
Prince is doing his best to not overthink all of the above.
“I think I’ve done fine,” he said. “Defensively, I haven’t really given up anything. I’m plus-4 (in plus-minus). I think my numbers are fine for what I’ve been playing, no power play, just 5 on 5.
“It’s a lot coming into a new team and they throw a hundred things at you. You might make a mistake on one thing, but do the other things right and you get in trouble for the one thing, so I don’t know. You start to overthink it and then you play even worse. When I’m in the lineup, I’m going to go out and play.”
What’s his reaction to seeing Borowiecki in what might have been his spot?
“If you’re wondering about stuff like that, you’re going to have to ask the coaching staff because I don’t have an answer,” he said. “I would love to be playing every night, if it was up to me.”
Cameron wasn’t offering much Saturday when asked about what Prince needs to do to get back in the lineup.
“Do the work,” he said.
When Prince first stepped into the OHL with Kitchener, he was used almost exclusively as a penalty killer, only coming into his own after being traded to the Ottawa 67’s. After scoring 25 goals and 63 assists in 59 games with the 67’s in 2010-11, the Senators drafted him 61st overall.
When he was a rookie in the AHL in 2012-13, it was the NHL lockout year and he played behind the likes of Mika Zibanejad, Mike Hoffman, Stephane DaCosta and Andre Petersson. Over time, he took on a starring role, leading Binghamton in scoring last season, with 28 goals and 37 assists in 72 games.
“I’ve been through this before,” said Prince. “It’s nothing new.”
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His Ontario Hockey League career began the same way. So did his start in the American Hockey League. Now, in another case of déjà-vu, he’s routinely watching from the press box in the NHL. He was expected to be a healthy scratch for the third straight game against Montreal on Saturday.
“I’m confident in my game,” Prince said following Saturday’s morning skate at the Bell Centre. “This is another one of those things that is out of my control. I’m not going to beat myself up over it. When I play, I’m going to play my game, that’s all I can do.”
Prince has two goals – both scored against Colorado on Nov. 25 – and five assists. In his last appearance, against the New York Rangers, he played only 7:12. In an eyebrow-raising move, Senators head coach Dave Cameron is now using defenceman Mark Borowiecki as a left-winger, aiming to create a physical fourth-line alongside Curtis Lazar and Chris Neil.
Prince is doing his best to not overthink all of the above.
“I think I’ve done fine,” he said. “Defensively, I haven’t really given up anything. I’m plus-4 (in plus-minus). I think my numbers are fine for what I’ve been playing, no power play, just 5 on 5.
“It’s a lot coming into a new team and they throw a hundred things at you. You might make a mistake on one thing, but do the other things right and you get in trouble for the one thing, so I don’t know. You start to overthink it and then you play even worse. When I’m in the lineup, I’m going to go out and play.”
What’s his reaction to seeing Borowiecki in what might have been his spot?
“If you’re wondering about stuff like that, you’re going to have to ask the coaching staff because I don’t have an answer,” he said. “I would love to be playing every night, if it was up to me.”
Cameron wasn’t offering much Saturday when asked about what Prince needs to do to get back in the lineup.
“Do the work,” he said.
When Prince first stepped into the OHL with Kitchener, he was used almost exclusively as a penalty killer, only coming into his own after being traded to the Ottawa 67’s. After scoring 25 goals and 63 assists in 59 games with the 67’s in 2010-11, the Senators drafted him 61st overall.
When he was a rookie in the AHL in 2012-13, it was the NHL lockout year and he played behind the likes of Mika Zibanejad, Mike Hoffman, Stephane DaCosta and Andre Petersson. Over time, he took on a starring role, leading Binghamton in scoring last season, with 28 goals and 37 assists in 72 games.
“I’ve been through this before,” said Prince. “It’s nothing new.”
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