Captain Brady Tkachuk ready to return for Senators in hometown of St. Louis

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators will get a major boost when captain Brady Tkachuk returns on Friday.
Tkachuk is slated to return to Ottawa's lineup against the St. Louis Blues, ending a six-week recovery from a thumb injury that required surgery. He was hurt on Oct. 13 against the Nashville Predators, in just the Senators third game of the season, and underwent surgery four days later.
“It was a long six weeks,” Tkachuk said. “It was tough stretches, or some highs or some lo