Nick Jensen didn’t have any date circled on his calendar. Article content

The Ottawa Senators veteran defenceman had chosen to take his road to recovery from an invasive hip surgery on May 19th, one day at a time, and now he’s finally taken the next step. Article content Article content

Just over four months ago, after Jensen had the procedure in New York City, nobody would have predicted that on Saturday night, he’d suit up in the Ottawa Senators’ final game of the pre-season against the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre.

But there he was when the puck was dropped against the Habs on one of the National Hockey League’s biggest stages in the last tune-up before the Senators open the regular season against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night on the road.

“It’s exciting,” J

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