Clarke MacArthur is a forgiving man.
Concussed on a hit from Patrick Sieloff during a training camp scrimmage, the Ottawa Senators winger - who suffered three similar injuries over the past 18 months - is moving on with no ill will towards the young defenseman.
"I talked to him a couple of days later," MacArthur said Friday, per Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Citizen. "Am I happy with it? I’d love to not take that hit. At the same time I know what he was doing, he’s trying to make a team.
"He’s a young guy and probably didn’t know the situation I was in. That’s all good. That’s behind us. I have no ill wishes on him. Let’s move on. He’s part of this team and this organization and that’s the way it is."
MacArthur has been skating in hopes of a return, and is set to travel with the Senators on a western road trip beginning Sunday in Vancouver.
"It’s going to be great. Just to be around the guys, go for some dinners, it’s healthy for me to do that. I’ve played enough games of chess and Scrabble at home with (my wife) for a few months. It’s time to get on the road," he said.
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