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Senators' winger Mike Hoffman 'frustrated' with being taken off top line

TAMPA - All Dave Cameron was doing Tuesday night was coaching.

The Senators' coach was befuddled as to why his decision to take winger Mike Hoffman off the club's top line Tuesday night against the Florida Panthers had become such a big discussion. In addition, it sounded like if Cameron was given the option to make that move again, he'd have no problem doing it.

Who knows? Maybe it was the fact Hoffman was replaced by defenceman Mark Borowiecki, who was making his debut as a forward, that had everybody upset.

"(That was) to give them some safe play.