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Rugged Ottawa Senators defenceman Mark Borowiecki was playing coy Wednesday, refusing to go beyond the standard “bumps and bruises” when describing his latest injury setback.

Whatever it is — he seemed to be favouring his shoulder as he sat in the penalty box following Tuesday’s fight against Vancouver’s Derek Dorsett — it will keep him out for at least Thursday’s game against the New Jersey Devils.

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“A little banged up, a little bit of wear and tear,” said Borowiecki, who was sporting a gash here and a scar there following fights against Dorsett, Edmonton’s Milan Lucic and Calgary’s Micheal Ferland in consecutive games. “Three fights. Fighting a grizzly bear in Edmonton and then (Tuesday), I got a little banged up in the fight there and it’s something that has been nagging me a little bit.”

Borowiecki’s all-out physical game (he again leads the NHL with an average of 4.0 hits per game) leaves him vulnerable to injuries.