Ottawa's Clarke MacArthur incredibly emotional after first game in nearly two years
Tuesday night was a special one for Senators forward Clarke MacArthur. The 31-year-old forward suited up for the Sens and played just under 10 minutes during their 2-0 win against the Detroit Red Wings in Ottawa Tuesday night.
It was MacArthur's first regular-season game in almost two years.
He wasn't sure if it was ever going to come: The winger missed all of the 2015-2016 season due to post-concussion symptoms, then missed nearly all of this season after suffering another concussion during an intra-squad scrimmage in preseason.
After Tuesday's game, MacArthur gave an emotional postgame interview that gave everyone a pretty good idea just how badly he wanted to get back on the ice.
"It's been two years of, you know, never knowing if you were going to get back," a choked-up MacArthur said. "Just glad I got the opportunity."
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MacArthur was named Third Star of the game and received a great ovation from the home crowd in attendance.
The Senators are looking to lock up a playoff spot in the coming days, so the return of MacArthur could provide an emotional lift for the guys in that room.
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