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Number 11 is coming back, for one last home stand.

Former Sens captain Daniel Alfredsson is expected to announce his retirement from the NHL at Canadian Tire Centre on Dec. 4, when the Ottawa Senators return from their current road trip to face the New York Islanders.

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Alfredsson and the Senators are expected to confirm the speculation within the next couple of days.

The idea that Alfredsson would make the decision in front of Senators fans has been in the air for weeks. It picked up steam on Monday, when Alfredsson met with Senators general manager Bryan Murray in Detroit.

Alfredsson has been plagued by back problems in his quest to play a 19th NHL season, his second with the Detroit Red Wings after a stellar 17-year career in Ottawa.

Murray said on Monday that he and Alfredsson have “talked a lot over the last few months.”

Murray said Alfredsson drove Murray from the Joe Louis Arena in downtown Detroit to his home in the suburbs.