Ottawa Senators center Derek Stepan (undisclosed) will return from a one-game absence on Sunday against Edmonton, with Filip Chlapik making room in the lineup. Stepan scored in his Senators debut on Jan. 14, but he has since then added just one more point in six outings and now owns a minus-six rating for the season. The veteran center used to be a solid 50-point guy in the league, but the last two seasons haven't been kind for him and there's no light at the tunnel either when he's simply a fourth-liner at his new club. Stepan belongs on the waiver wire unless you're in a super deep league and are in desperate need of a faceoffs guy.
Ottawa Senators center Derek Stepan (undisclosed) won't feature Thursday night against the Canucks. Filip Chlapik will play in his place. Defenseman Christian Wolanin (lower body) is also ruled out and has been placed on the injured reserve. Stepan is rated day-to-day, so he likely won't be missing for long. He's desperately in need of a break as well, after posting a minus-seven rating across his last four games. Chlapik will make his first appearance of the season. He had a decent year in the AHL last season with 22 points in 37 games but failed to impress among the big boys, posting only six points in 31 outings.
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