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Senators no longer Shane Prince's problem

Shane Prince was the last Senator out the door prior to the Feb. 29 trade deadline, after a week-long stretch that included Ottawa sending four players to the Leafs for Dion Phaneuf.

Things haven’t calmed down much for the underachieving Senators, whose owner, Eugene Melnyk, publicly criticized decisions from his hockey department on Tuesday and promised changes.

“When you fall out of the playoff race, I guess there’s going to be some cracking down from the top of the organization,” Prince said before facing his former team. “It’s not really my business anymore. You do realize that it’s business -- if you’re not getting things done, you’re going to get the heat from up top.