Ahead of a weekend of back-to-backs, we got a slew of roster updates today. The first was that Rudolfs Balcers will get his first taste of Ottawa Senators (and NHL) action:
Balcers leads the Belleville Sens with 26 points in 36 games, and has spent the entire season on the B-Sens top line. It looks like just like Drake Batherson got a shot to show what he could do in the NHL, Balcers will now get a chance to prove he can continue his production in the big leagues. Coach Guy Boucher has confirmed that Balcers will play on Saturday against the Wild, the same day Anders Nilsson will make his Sens debut.