OTTAWA – Training camp doesn’t get underway for another two weeks, but Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk wants to ensure his team is ready from day one.

For the second straight year, Senators players returned to the nation’s capital ahead of schedule to get a head start on building team chemistry.

After snapping a seven-year playoff drought, Tkachuk knows exactly what the expectations are for the coming season and believes the team is already showing its commitment to meeting them.

“After everyone being here this early, I think that’s an answer to their question of our demand to find another gear,” Tkachuk said. “From these last couple days being together I think everybody found a gear.”

Tkachuk added that it’s not just about getting into the playoffs anymore.

As a newcomer to the

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