Captain Erik Karlsson and Johnny Oduya will both be out of the Ottawa Senators blueline Saturday night against the Detroit Red Wings.
As a result, Ben Harpur has been recalled from the Belleville Senators of the American Hockey League to fill a hole on the beleaguered blue line.
“With Oduya missing and Erik missing, we need some NHL experience and Harpur has got that,” Senators coach Guy Boucher said when asked about why the organization didn’t recall top defence prospect Thomas Chabot instead. “Harpur knocked on the door last year, paid his dues in the American Hockey League and helped us in the playoffs and he was on the verge of staying with us (after training camp).