“You can’t just put a bunch of young kids on a team. You have to have core players and we know we have core players that want to stay and be in Ottawa for a long time.”

The Senators will try to make sure last season’s issues don’t repeat, according to the GM.

“How do we repair it? We address it and we’re going to start as soon as training camp starts,” Dorion said. “It’s disappointing that not one player came to us this year. I can’t blame them and we can’t blame them. Maybe we should have been more clear about our open-door policy.

“Maybe we’re going to have to make sure they really understand that. We’re there for them and we care about our players. We want to have success as a group, not as a group of individuals, but as a team.”

Na, akkor reméljük tényleg lesznek nívós core játékosok.