Jason Spezza has begun skating on his own as he continues to recovery from back surgery. Although he is nowhere near a return to game action, it's a pretty big step in a positive direction. Sens' coach Paul MacLean was quick to temper expectations with respect to his star center's return to the lineup. "He's been skating, but he's at the public skating stage, really," said MacLean, and by that he means going easy, not doing laps to music while holding hands with his wife Jennifer. "It's significant because he's started to skate, but it's public skating, really." We can't recommend drafting Spezza in any playoff pool but he will be a strong pick for next year's draft.