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" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Both teams will be off for two weeks afterwards and looking to enter the extended break on a high note." } }, { "type": "image", "data": { "file": { "url": "https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAwNjE3OTM2NjIzMjQ4NDky/img_6014.jpg" }, "caption": "" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Ottawa has been hanging out in Florida for a while now after playing back-to-back games in Tampa Bay on Tuesday and Thursday." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "After winning five games in a row at the start of February, the Sens dropped both games against the Bolts this week. 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Panthers host Senators in battle of Tkachuk brothers ahead of 4 Nations break