This from reporter Chad Pawson...

Russian hockey star Alexei Kovalev put a Ottawa Senators jersey over his head for the first time this morning. He was introduced to the media by Senator's General Manager Bryan Murray at Scotiabank Place. He was surrounded by school-children wearing Senators jerseys. There was also Justin Payer, the first fan to buy a Sens jersey with Kovalev's number 27 on the back. Kovalev stood with Murray at the podium and took questions about helping the Senators return to their form of two years ago. That's when the team made it to the Stanley Cup finals. He says he wants to be the "spark" that the team is missing. He also says he would like to see Dany Heatley remain a Senator. Kovalev is 36 years old, but says he still has a lot of hockey left to play. He says he'd like to play until he's 50 years old. However, as he walked through the basement of the building from the media room to his stall in the dressing room to pose for photographs, I couldn't help but notice a stiffness to his left leg. He seemed to walk with a slight limp, like his left knee was sore. Here's hoping it's only a little lactic acid from his latest round of golf.