The Ottawa Senators have stepped up their efforts to find help for their banged-up blueline.

As the Senators closed out a four-game homestand with a contest against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night at the Canadian Tire Centre, we were hearing the Senators had been scouring the National Hockey League looking for depth on defence.

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With veteran Thomas Chabot out for at least two weeks with a muscle ailment from a game last Tuesday, the Senators’ lack of depth on the left side has been exposed. The club also lost defenceman Donovan Sebrango on waivers to the Florida Panthers in October.

NHL executives confirmed to Postmedia on Saturday that Steve Staios, the Senators’ president of hockey operations and general manager, had been working the phones to study options

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