Senators recall defenseman Jacob Bernard-Docker

The Ottawa Senators still don’t appear to have Artem Zub returning, as they have recalled Jacob Bernard-Docker from the minor leagues. Bernard-Docker was sent down on Sunday after his most recent call-up.

Ottawa is on a long losing skid after dropping another game on Saturday and now finds itself stuck at the bottom of the Atlantic Division. Bernard-Docker hasn’t played for the club yet this season, bouncing up and down instead of getting into the lineup. In eight games at the minor league level, the former first-round pick has just a single point. He has one assist and is a +3 across 13 NHL games in his young career. 

With the losses piling up, it’s hard to imagine that the young defenseman will be held out again. The team is back in action Tuesday night before heading out on the road for two games. Zub, out since the end of October with an upper-body injury, has been skating with the team and is expected back at some point in the next few matches.