"Sergei Gonchar wasted no time declaring his goal when he arrived in Ottawa Friday for his first visit as a member of the Senators.
Even before taking his first question from reporters at a Scotiabank Place press conference Friday, the veteran defenceman was talking Stanley Cup.
"I feel like I'm joining a very good club, with very good hockey players," said Gonchar, who signed a three-year, $16.5 million deal with the Senators moments after the free agent market opened July 1. "We're close. Hopefully with my addition we'll go far in the playoffs and win a Cup." "