Jason Spezza has started skating with the Black Aces of the Ottawa Senators. "He's skating much harder, competing much better, and feeling much stronger," GM Bryan Murray told radio station The Team 1200 on Friday. "Skating with the Black Aces is a more serious involvement for him. He's got to practice a few times with the team before (coach) Paul (MacLean) thinks about making a change, but there's light at the end of the tunnel." The Senators advanced into the second round of the playoffs after Thursday night's win, which gives Spezza a slightly larger window to get better and possibly return at some point.