The Ottawa Senators will have to soldier on without captain Brady Tkachuk. Article content

Coach Travis Green told reporters on Tuesday morning at the Canadian Tire Centre that Tkachuk will be out at least a month with a right hand/wrist injury he suffered in the club’s 4-1 loss to the Nashville Predators on Monday. Article content Article content

The only good news is winger Drake Batherson will return against the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night on the road.

Surgery also hasn’t been ruled out, and that’s why the Senators are seeking a second opinion.

“He’s going to miss a significant amount of time,” Green said. “We’ll know more in the next 24 hours. We don’t know exactly, but it’s four weeks plus. We don’t know exactly.”

Tkachuk was slammed into the boards by Nashville’s Roman

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