"It didn't take long for new coach Paul MacLean to start experimenting.

As Team Boschman skated on to the ice for the first session of Senators camp Saturday at the Bell Sensplex, veteran centre Jason Spezza had Bobby Butler and newcomer Nikita Filatov on the wings as the 2011-12 team officially started to take shape.

While it's going to be a while before any decisions are made, the trio has a chance to start the season together if they show they've got chemistry during the exhibition games that start Monday against the Leafs in Toronto.

Though Spezza has had success in the past with Milan Michalek and Daniel Alfredsson, MacLean said last week he doesn't want to start camp with that line because he wants to spread around potential scoring."