Senators forward MacArthur hopeful he will return early in New Year
OTTAWA — Injured Ottawa Senators forward Clarke MacArthur said Saturday that he’s making progress and is hopeful he will receive medical clearance to play sometime early in the New Year.
The veteran left-winger has suffered four concussions in the last 18 months.
“If they’ll clear me to play, I want to play,” MacArthur said. “Things are slowly getting better. You never know when they’re going to actually clear you, but I’m going to keep taking the next steps and hopefully get into contact (situations at practice) by the end of the L.A. trip or somewhere in that (area) is what I’m hoping for.
“We’ve got to obviously do the test and get through the test, but if I’m medically cleared I’m for sure playing.”