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Senators centre Matt Duchene said Friday night he spoke to his wife before the game and was aware of what had happened.

“She said the weather was looking pretty rough,” Duchene said. “I just heard about the tornadoes and some of the people that are hurting from it.

“Our prayers are with them. It’s a terrible event, but I know the city will bounce back and our thoughts are with everybody.”

Senators head coach Guy Boucher was preparing to go behind the bench on Friday when he texted his wife, Marsha, to make sure his kids were OK. They live in Stittsville and Boucher’s daughters, Naomi and Mila, were supposed to be at the Carp Fair with friends.

Boucher, who also has a son, Vincent, wanted to make sure they were OK. Fortunately, his daughters had turned back because of the weather and his wife had gone to get them.

“I texted my wife and asked, ‘Where are the kids?’ ” Boucher said Saturday morning. “They were supposed to go to the Carp Fair and my wife texted me after the game to watch out because there’s no (traffic) lights (on the way home). She wanted to make sure I made my stops.

“You definitely feel for the community when things like that happen.”

Ryan said the photos and the images from around the city were scary.

“I was browsing through a lot of the pictures (Friday) night,” Ryan said. “There’s a lot of homes and a lot of people without power and with other things missing.

“We were very fortunate to be just on the outside of the path.”

There was talk about the tornados around the Senators dressing room Saturday because several of the players were without power at home.

“There was just wind and an insane amount of rain,” said winger Mark Stone, who makes his home in the west end of Ottawa. “I think one of our power cables went down and we’re still without power.

“I was watching Twitter and seeing all the images from Dunrobin and the Gatineau area, and I hope everybody is doing all right and safe.”

Boucher sent his best wishes to the people of Ottawa who were affected by the tornados.

“Everybody is aware of all the information out there and we feel for the people that lost in yesterday’s events,” he said.

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