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“That’s the way it goes sometimes. You can’t do anything about it right now but there’s 20 games left, I’ve got to have a good attitude and give it my all and we’ll see where that takes me in the summer,” Burrows said.

Burrows said his best bet is to lead by example.

“Keep working hard. That’s the best way to approach things. I’m not going to dwell on the past,” said Burrows. “I’m just going to look at these next 20 games and focus on that.”

THIS N’ THAT

The Senators held their rookie dinner here Wednesday night and defenceman Thomas Chabot would have been among those expected to help foot the bill. They had a little downtime in Vegas after Tuesday’s loss in Washington and given all the changes, centre Jean-Gabriel Pageau said it was good to spend time together. “We got a day off, we had a nice dinner with the whole team, the trainers and the staff, so that was pretty cool,” said Pageau. He noted this isn’t your normal road trip. “It’s a different world. That’s for sure,” said Pageau, who also squeezed in a round of golf on the club’s day off … Goaltender Craig Anderson, who is 0-1-0 with a 5,20 goals-against average and .853 save-percentage against Vegas will make the start … The Senators dropped a 5-4 decision to the Knights on Nov. 4th at home … Coach Guy Boucher noted if it was a playoff game Gaborik would be in the lineup with back-to-back games here and Arizona Saturday night there’s no point taking any risk.

THE LAST WORDS

The Senators know they have their work cut out for them against the Knights because they’ve been one of the NHL’s best teams at home this season with a 24-6-2 record. “Teams at the start of the year might have taken them lightly but nobody is any more I can tell you that,” said centre Matt Duchene. “They’re a great hockey team and they’ve got the spot in the standings to show for it. We’ve got to be ready.” Duchene said the players on the Vegas roster have a lot to prove. “These are guys that probably had a chip on their shoulder to start the season and it’s carried them and it’s given them energy,” Duchene added. “They’re very well coach. Gerard Gallant is a heck of a coach and he’s got them playing hard and good systems.”

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