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OTTAWA - This was one time Clarke MacArthur didnt mind being sent to the corner.The Ottawa Senators winger was relegated to a corner seat in the locker-room to allow Daniel Alfredsson to return to his regular stall one last time.Alfredsson announced his retirement Thursday morning, but will take part in the Senators warm-up prior to the game against the New York Islanders after signing a one-day ceremonial contract. Alfredsson will also take a ceremonial faceoff.Im more than happy to be put in the corner here, said MacArthur laughing. Theres going to be a lot of jitters. Im already nervous. I dont know why as it has nothing to do with me, but its going to be a big night. It will be pretty cool and he can have my spot on the wing too for warm up if he wants.The Senators slightly altered their game-day routine to allow the entire team to be present for Alfredssons announcement.Being a part of it, in Ottawa, this is where he belongs, said Chris Neil, who played 11 seasons with Alfredsson. If it happened in Detroit it just wouldnt be the same.Longtime friend and teammate Chris Phillips felt it was important for the players to take part and show support for Alfredsson in what will be an emotional day.We wanted to be there, said Phillips. Im sure he appreciated seeing us there. Its a big event, not only for the guys that played with him, but for the team and the organization and for us to be there and represent that.Phillips said it will be strange to warm up in front of a packed crowd and hadnt yet decided whether or not he would alter his own routine and stay out a little longer to take in the experience.Phillips said the time leading up to the game will be meaningful as they know the significance this will hold for Alfredsson.It will be fun before the game to see him sitting there (in his old stall), said Phillips. It will be kind of a different routine from the normal and then having him back here will be a lot of fun for all of us.Neil anticipates the warm-up being special for everyone involved.I cant even imagine what its going to be like, Neil said. Its going to be overwhelming, just talking about it sends goose bumps down your back. To watch the fans and how they react with him is going to be unbelievable.Captain Erik Karlsson disputed the notion that the warm-up could pose a distraction to the actual game.I think everything thats going to go on today will be a lot of fun. Its something that everyone wants to be a part of and all we can do is try and soak it in as much as we can and still get ready for the game, he said. Were all professionals and it shouldnt affect the outcome of the game.Karlsson and Alfredsson became extremely close in the four years they played together and Karlsson anticipates the magnitude of the event could get the best of his mentor.It will be fun for him and hell enjoy every moment of it and it will be a very special night, said Karlsson. I might (get emotional) too. I think tonight hes going to let it go a little bit. His emotions will probably be a little more visual than they were this morning.Notes: Craig Anderson will get the start for the Senators. 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We want to create that internal pressure, that there are jobs to be had here.” Unraveling toward another playoff miss last year, Toronto did some roster restructuring this offseason through trade and a prudent first week of free agency. And although much of the lineup can be jotted down in pen for returning head coach Randy Carlyle, there are gaps that will be left in pencil, to be decided in competition at training camp. “Youve got to have a few holes with the big club so that not only these guys,” said Shanahan, referring to the 29 prospects on hand for the week-long camp, “but our Marlie guys who are in the gym in the mornings know that theres a reason to be working out this summer, that theres an opportunity and a job to be won possibly.” A glut of departing free agents left most of the openings at forward. At centre, the third and fourth-line positions are there to be had for a combination of Mike Santorelli, Petri Kontiola, Peter Holland and perhaps even Sam Carrick and Greg McKegg. Further jostling on the wing will come down to who shows best amongst a group that includes Matt Frattin, Carter Ashton, Josh Leivo, Troy Bodie and William Nylander, the eighth overall pick in the draft this past June. At least one spot – and maybe two, depending on Cody Fransons futuree – will be up for grabs on defence, there for Petter Granberg, Stuart Percy, Korbinian Holzer or Andrew MacWilliam to snatch.dddddddddddd Carlyle, who received a two-year extension in early May after a trio of his assistant coaches were fired, had been reluctant to lean in that younger direction in the past, preferring the veterans at his disposal. But at the urging of management it appears hell no longer have much of a choice. The club had no talks, for instance, with Jay McClement, the coachs most trusted crutch, opting to let him walk via free agency this summer. Tragically collapsing for the second time in three seasons, Toronto did however, look to inject some leadership and veteran know-how in their roster remake this summer; Roman Polak, a feisty sort long of St. Louis, was added in a trade for Carl Gunnarsson; 37-year-old Stephane Robidas and returning Leaf Leo Komarov were signed to multiyear deals on July 1st. Upside bids like Santorelli and Kontiola were added from the free agent market in the days that followed. “These were not plan Bs,” Shanahan said. “These were guys that we had targeted. “With all due respect to the players that were signed for big dollars and big term, we looked at July 1st this year and decided that we didnt want to be too involved with some of those big signings … Its a bad habit to try and build your team on July 1st year after year after year.” Instead, it appears the Leafs will start the prudent trend of building internally, improved draft and development key in the still-to-be-sorted Shanahan platform. ' ' '