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The next two weeks won’t be easy for the players on the Ottawa Senators.

If you thought you heard plenty of chatter in the past two months, it’s only going to increase with the NHL trade deadline set for Feb. 26th at 3 p.m. EST.

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Senators general manager Pierre Dorion could be one of the most aggressive sellers on the market as the club tries to return to playoff contention as quickly as possible after taking a massive backward step this season.

Those who’ve been through this situation in the Ottawa dressing room aren’t looking forward to what the next two weeks of speculation are going to bring.

“Anytime you’re closing in on the deadline and you’re not in a good situation as a group, there’s always those thoughts in the back of your head,” said defenceman Mark Borowiecki following the club’s 6-3 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs Saturday night at the Air Canada Centre.

“You make a lot of close relationships here, and you enjoy being together as a group, but unfortunately it’s a results-driven business and a results-driven profession and right now we’re not getting the results and changes are to be expected. It sucks, you never want to lose friends and you never want to see faces shipped out, but that’s on us. The onus is on us. We haven’t been bringing it enough. Changes are going to happen.”