"Chris Phillips has had his share of defensive partners come and go over the years.

He started out with veteran Igor Kravchuk in 1997.

Spent some time with Patrick Traverse.

Had a stint with Lance Pitlick.

There were four seasons with Zdeno Chara before he left for the Boston Bruins in 2006.

The last four were with Anton Volchenkov, who has packed his bags for the New Jersey Devils.

So as the Senators took the ice Saturday for the first day of training camp at Scotiabank Place, it was no surprise that Phillips was skating alongside off-season acquisition Sergei Gonchar."