"The Ottawa Senators will be on the ice today following an off day Sunday, but defenceman Sergei Gonchar isn't expected to be back.
In fact, there's considerable doubt whether Gonchar will even return for the final 10 games of the season after suffering a concussion in Saturday's 3-2 overtime victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Gonchar left the game after his head smacked off the glass following a second-period check by Lightning rookie Mattias Ritola and the Senators finished the game with five defencemen.
"I don't know the severity of it and I don't know if you can gauge the severity of it," Senators coach Cory Clouston said following the game. "It's unfortunate. He hit the side of his head against the glass. He felt a little bit of grogginess.""
