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To sum it up, Ferrarro told the audience even though the picture doesn’t look good right now and there’s not a lot of time left in the season those who are left can’t give up. He said it’s every player’s dream to be in the NHL, those who are here should enjoy every day and give a good effort.

As he noted, Ferraro, who played 1,268 games in his career, loves his job as an analyst and wouldn’t give it up for a second, but it was a joy to play in the league. It was a poignant moment because Ferrarro could have easily taken a run at Boedker for his effort on the goal.

“I felt this, and let it affect my attitude and play,” Ferraro said in an email Saturday. “It’s my regret from my career.”

It’s up to the veteran players to lead the way for the Senators.

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“Show the guys how to be a good pro,” said goaltender Craig Anderson following the loss Friday. “Come to work, put on the work boots, make sure you’re the first guy on the ice, last guy in the gym and showing the guys that it’s not just a Club Med around here.

“It’s come here and try to get better. The guys that have been in the league here the longest have been here because they’ve worked hard and they’ve worked to get here. It doesn’t change just because you’ve got some adversity and some different guys in the lineup.”

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A lot of this is on coach Guy Boucher to get his players dig deeper and there can’t be any excuses about being young. The club hasn’t scored since the third period of its 8-7 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks Monday and Boucher knows the club’s approach will have to change.