After recalling Filip Chlapik yesterday, the Sens have also called up Jim O'Brien and Patrick Sieloff from Belleville and all three players are expected to draw into the line-up in place of Ryan Dzingel (day-to-day) and Erik Karlsson (personal).
Chlapik is set to centre a line with Bobby Ryan and Marian Gaborik as the young forward has earned an opportunity to play a more offensive role with the big club. He currently leads Belleville in scoring this season and has been one of their most consistent AHL forwards over the past few weeks.
"It's been a long time now that he's ben perceived as the best player down there," said head coach Guy Boucher this morning. "He has been really earning his way back so this isn't a hopeful tryout thing, this is a deserved thing."
O'Brien, who was returned to Belleville over the weekend, makes the trip right back to Ottawa tonight and it looks like he'll resume his role down the middle, flanked by Max McCormick and Alex Burrows on the 4th line.
This marks the first NHL recall for Patrick Sieloff with the Senators after spending the last two seasons with the team's AHL affliate. Sieloff is a name the Boucher has heard a lot this season when comtemplating call-ups but it was his consistency in Belleville over the past few months that finally earned him the opportunity.
"His name has been coming up since Christmas time on a regular basis," Boucher said about the reports on Sieloff. "They were just waiting for him to be consistent."
With that, here's a look at the Sens' projected lines and pairings for tonight: