Ottawa striker Mark Stone considers the Senators' last drama of the season as a "hiccup" and says the team is already repairing the ramshackle relationship between players and fans. coaches who was exposed in a video.

The video shows seven Senators players insulting the team and assistant coach Martin Raymond in an Uber race in Phoenix last month. Stone said Tuesday that the issue had already been addressed before the end of the five-minute clip.

"The way the video was published is disappointing," he said. "We had treated this well before the release of this video.As a coach, as a manager, as players, the problem has been handled internally and as it should, and we will progress and progress .

"We do not want any negative elements surrounding our team and it's a hiccup, I think guys have gone to great lengths to re-establish relationships, which will only strengthen our team in the future." "

The video was the latest humiliation of the organization for the past two years: the owner Eugene Melnyk threatening to move the team; alleged cyberbullying involving the wife of former star captain Erik Karlsson; and allegations of harassment against former Deputy Director General Randy Lee.

The Uber players were Matt Duchene, Chris Wideman, Chris Tierney, Thomas Chabot, Alex Formenton (since sent to the juniors), Dylan DeMelo and Colin White.

They were discussing ineffective team sanctions and making fun of Raymond in what appears to be a record of a camera mounted on the dashboard.

Uber Canada General Manager Rob Khazzam said on his Twitter account that the video of a private conversation without the passenger's consent constituted a "blatant violation of our terms of service". He said that such conduct is "totally unacceptable" and deserves an investigation.

None of the players involved discussed the video on Tuesday.

"As the leader of this team, I want to support my teammates," Stone said. "It's something that I never want anyone to get through – it's a staff, a management team and players, we try to create a link that directs that team in the right direction and it's a problem but I think we are on the right track to do it. "

Defender Mark Borowiecki acknowledged that the Senators would be grappling with the "consequences" and "ramifications" of the video.

"But we want to keep this internally as much as possible and deal with it appropriately," he said.

In the video, Duchene, one of the Senators' assistant captains, said: "Marty Raymond, the only NHL history coach to have the worst power play and the worst PK in the world. 39, calendar year ".

Duchene later adds that he did not "pay attention to the three weeks" at Raymond's meetings.

The players apologized to Raymond in a statement on Monday.

Raymond, in his third season with the Senators, has been responsible for the power play for most of last season and is responsible for the team's shots on goal this year. The penalty by Ottawa is the 30th in the league.

Senators coach Guy Boucher said his team was trying to improve and focus on Tuesday night's home game against New Jersey.

"I do not know who makes the decision to put things like that there, but when you deliberately try to hurt another human being, I do not want to spend too much time there, and most of all probably the best human being that I know (Raymond), it's personal, "said Boucher.

During the morning, Duchene was seen laughing and talking with Raymond as the two men chatted briefly in the center of the ice.

The issue raised concerns about player privacy.

"We are all perfectly aware that whenever someone tells you that it is not in the registry … nothing is in your life." So let's clear this up ", said Toronto coach Mike Babcock at the Maple Leafs Day Tuesday.

Many Maple Leaf players have stated that it is imperative that players be aware of their environment during a private conversation. And defenseman Travis Dermott has expressed sympathy for the Ottawa players.

"I mean, a hard bounce for them, they're going to have to face that, but it could happen to anybody, really."

Ryan Reaves, Golden Knights winger at Golden Vegas: "I would never expect a taxi conversation to be made public, but it is the world we live in right now. Everyone is stung. "

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