"Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson is back skating with the team and expects to travel to Buffalo Thursday, but there still isn't a set timetable for his return to to the lineup after suffering a concussion five games ago.

Alfredsson said he had a meeting with his doctors in the afternoon, but he felt good about where he was in his recovery.

He won't suit up against the Rangers at Scotiabank Place Wednesday night.

"Friday was decent, Saturday was so-so, but since Sunday, Gerry (Townend), the trainers have been working on my neck a lot and since then it's been quite a bit better," he said. "It seems like it was coming from the neck and it relieved a lot of the pressure.""