Clarke MacArthur’s season is over, but his career isn’t.
That’s MacArthur’s big-picture takeaway from a lost year that has included months of helplessness, thoughts of retirement, vertigo, late-season hope and ultimately, a failed push to show he was all the way back following a devastating concussion in the second week of the season.
Following a Saturday meeting between MacArthur, Senators general manager Bryan Murray and the club’s medical staff, it’s expected the club will officially announce Monday that he won’t return for the club’s final six games.
As practical as the decision is, believing an additional six-month break will alleviate all concerns when he returns for training camp next September, it’s also full of emotion.