Recognizing that he's an unrestricted free agent at the end of the 2019-20 season, Ottawa's Mark Borowiecki had told the Ottawa Sun he's trying his hardest to be done with fighting for the remainder of the year.
“My priority (Saturday) and for the rest of the year is not fighting,” Borowiecki said before the Senators faced the Philadelphia Flyers at Canadian Tire Centre on Saturday night. “It's a contract year for me. I'm currently making zero dollars next year. I want to be in the lineup and playing. I don't want to be hurt because of a fight.
“I have things to prove in this league and my willingness to fight isn't one of them.”
According to HockeyFights.com, Borowiecki has taken part in 56 regular season fights since breaking into the NHL in 2013-14. His most came in 2014-15 and 2016-17 when he took part in 13 in each season. So far in 2019-20, he taken part in two, as well as one in the preseason.
Borowiecki, 30, has already set career highs in goals (4) and points (14) this season and we're not halfway through it yet. He's also tied a previous career high in assists with 10 and will surely set a new one in that category as well. It will be interesting to see whether he can stick to his promise not to fight until a new contract is signed.
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