Brady Tkachuk is ready to turn the page and focus on the task at hand.

The Ottawa Senators captain arrived in town on the weekend from his off-season home in New Jersey and Tkachuk is skating daily with most of his teammates in preparation for the opening of training camp on Sept. 17 at the Canadian Tire Centre.

The 25-year-old Tkachuk is aware that the expectations are high for the Senators this season to make the next step.

“Of course, everybody externally is going to have expectations on us,” Tkachuk said Wednesday on Media Day. “Internally, I think I said it after the season, that it’s going to be as hard to get into the playoffs, just like last year.

“But I think that experience from last year is going to help us from Day 1. We have a group that’s going to be able to do it. For us

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