I lived here all summer and people come up to me all the time and they’re so good with support and being positive. We love our fans and we know we’re a bit part of the community. Late in the game, we’re making a push and you hear the fans getting behind you just to support you and you get that extra jump. “When you score a goal, you feel that energy. Article content Senators left-winger Brady Tkachuk (7) checks Jets centre Andrew Copp in a game in Ottawa on Jan. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Just as badly as they want to be here, we want them back in the building.” It’s night and day where the fans are here versus when they’re not. It was a tough season for everyone last year, not playing in front of fans. “The fans are a reason we have a job and they’re reason why playing in the NHL is so special. “We hope we can get this place packed,” winger Connor Brown said.
The tarps with advertising are gone and people will be in place.
Having played last season in empty rinks, Senators players are looking forward to glancing up from the ice to see people in the seats. The puck bounces away from Senators forward Tim Stuetzle as he puts pressure on Canucks netminder Thatcher Demko in the second period of a game last Jan. The club had 1,000 fans for a rookie game against the Montreal Canadiens last Saturday and there will be the same amount in the rink for Saturday’s intra-squad game. This decision at least gives the Senators some guidance on what it’s all going to look like.