
Follow along with Inside the Senate and stay up to date on the Sens goings-on ahead of game four of their series with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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It was a scary moment late in the Game 3 when Chris Neil went sliding into the corner behind Tomas Vokoun after taking a hit from Penguins defenceman Brooks Orpik on Sunday night. While Neil was down on the ice for a considerable amount of time and did not return, he will be good to go for Game 4 on Wednesday.
In fact, Neil said he would have been able to make it back at the Sens not scored shortly after he made his trip to the locker room.
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After his dramatic goal in Game 3 with 28.6 seconds left on the clock and the ensuing announcement that he was a finalist for the Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award, all eyes and ears have been turned to Daniel Alfredsson in the last 48 hours.
Today he hopped on the Jim Rome Show after practice to talk about Game 3, the series with the Penguins and his career as a Senator. He had lots to say that Sens fans will want to read and appreciate.
Take a look...

You would be hard-pressed to argue that Daniel Alfredsson hasn't, in some way at least, become the best tangible example of leadership in the NHL.
He's the longest serving captain in the League, he is arguably the strongest single tie between any NHL community and its team, and he has become rather decorated over the span of his career. As far as NHL resumes go, you could do much, much worse.
With the announcement that Alfie is a finalist for the Mark Messier NHL Leadership award, we have assembled a little montage of his tenure for you all to enjoy.
So...Enjoy.

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Another day, another award finalist under the leadership category for the Sens. With Paul MacLean's place in the running for the Jack Adams already confirmed, it was announced on Monday that Daniel Alfredsson is a finalist for the Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award.
The award recognizes the player "who exemplifies great leadership qualities to his team, on and off the ice during the regular season." Here are Alfredsson's qualifications, courtesy of NHL.com...

Follow along with Inside the Senate and stay up to date on the Sens goings-on ahead of game three of their series with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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It's official Sens fans.
#Sens Spezza:" I'm excited to have a chance to play again." "I feel ready to play." -- Spezza is expected to play tomorrow in Game 3.
— Ottawa Senators (@NHL_Sens) May 18, 2013
Coach MacLean confirms Jason Spezza will be in the lineup tomorrow
— Ottawa Senators (@NHL_Sens) May 18, 2013
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Follow along with Inside the Senate and stay up to date on the Sens goings-on ahead of game two of their series with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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Sens head coach Paul MacLean has been named as a finalist for the 2013 Jack Adams Award as the NHL's top coach, the league announced on Friday.
This will be MacLean's second consecutive year being nominated for the award as he was also a finalist in 2012 — his first season with the Sens.
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