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The Ottawa Senators will play in a new downtown arena if the National Capital Commission accepts either of the two development proposals for LeBreton Flats submitted Tuesday.

An arena has always been at the centre of the proposal by Rendez Vous LeBreton, which includes Senators Sports & Entertainment, the company that owns Ottawa’s NHL team.

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The only other team to file a detailed development plan by Tuesday’s deadline, DCDLS Group – formerly Devcore Group – had originally proposed multiple cultural institutions around a grande allée as its anchor attraction.

But a source with knowledge of the proposals said the DCDLS Group’s proposal has evolved, and also includes “an NHL-calibre arena” as well as cultural elements.

“It looks like the Sens can move downtown no matter what,” the source said.

The NCC invited four private-sector teams last February to develop detailed proposals for the development of a primary 9.3-hectare parcel of land across from the war museum and, if required, an optional 12.3-hectare parcel to the west.