The situation involving goaltender Linus Ullmark and his relationship with the Ottawa Senators received clarity from the team this week.

Linus Ullmark and the Ottawa Senators have been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons lately. Not only has the team struggled on the ice in his absence, but the organization is now dealing with a wave of negative noise off it as well.

The former Bruins Vezina winner, who is away from the Senators for personal reasons, was taken off the Ottawa roster on Thursday. As is customary in these situations, no further information has been provided. Also common is for social media troublemakers, usually anonymously, to post rumors, often made-up, about the nature of the personal reasons.

The general manager of the Ottawa Senators slammed online rumors circulating about goalie Linus Ullmark as 'false stories' from 'sick people' in a scathing statement on Thursday, Jan. 8.