Senators try to get past criticism, video fallout

Matt Duchene and the Senators are attempting to put the drama behind them after a viral video of him and some teammates criticizing the club and assistant coach Marty Raymond emerged online Monday.

Duchene spoke publicly about the incident for the first time Tuesday after the Senators beat the Devils 7-3.

“I want to take this opportunity to extend my absolute sincere apologies to Marty Raymond. He’s a heck of a person and coach and he did not deserve what we said,” Duchene said.

Senators forward Mark Stone said earlier the latest bit of turmoil is a “hiccup,” and that the team has already done work to repair the frayed relationship between players and coaches that was laid bare in the video. The video showed seven Senators players during an Uber ride insulting the team and Raymond.