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Every now and then, a player who was not part of the original plans will nudge himself into the annual, year-end team photo.

Can Chris DiDomenico be that guy for the Ottawa Senators?

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It’s far too early to be certain, of course, but, while general manager Pierre Dorion was exhausting himself in attempts to make a trade for a forward, DiDomenico served notice he was serious about applying for a full-time job in Ottawa by setting up one goal and scoring another in the last minute to salvage a point in New Jersey.

Those two points could have easily been four, too.

Had Mark Stone swung and missed instead of batting the puck from mid-air to start the comeback with 75 seconds left in regulation time, DiDomenico would have scored that goal, too, as his stick was on what would have been the landing spot for the puck, a foot or two from the open net.

In the second period, a DiDomenico pass from Ottawa’s blue-line sent Mike Hoffman in on a breakaway that was stopped by Devils goalie Keith Kinkaid.