Ottawa Senators players who were caught on tape joking about and criticizing their teamB次元官网网址檚 defence in a video posted online are apologizing for their comments.

The Senators released a statement Monday night from Thomas Chabot, Dylan DeMelo, Matt Duchene, Alex Formenton, Chris Tierney, Chris Wideman and Colin White, who were shown talking about OttawaB次元官网网址檚 ineffective penalty kill and mocking one of their coaches in a recording that apparently came from a camera mounted on the dash of an Uber driverB次元官网网址檚 van or SUV.

The players mocked assistant coach Martin Raymond, who handles the teamB次元官网网址檚 penalty-killing unit, in the five-minute clip that was recorded in Phoenix during OttawaB次元官网网址檚 west-coast road trip at the end of October.

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The Uber driver is heard asking what team the players play for near the beginning of the video and Wideman, seated in the passenger seat, replies: B次元官网网址淥ttawa. If you can tell weB次元官网网址檙e really pleased with our B次元官网网址�.B次元官网网址� A player seated in the middle row of the vehicle finishes his sentence: B次元官网网址渨ith our PK.B次元官网网址�

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The Senators are currently 29th in the league in penalty killing at 68.8 per cent.

Head coach Guy Boucher said in the same statement that the team has B次元官网网址渆very confidence in Marty RaymondB次元官网网址檚 coaching, in the effort and determination of our team; and in the sincerity of our playersB次元官网网址� apology.B次元官网网址�

B次元官网网址淲e are now treating this as a team matter, and will be making no further comment to the media,B次元官网网址� Boucher added.

A Postmedia story Monday said the video was posted elsewhere online over the weekend and has since been deleted.

Uber CanadaB次元官网网址檚 general manager Rob Khazzam said on his verified Twitter account on Monday night that B次元官网网址渁 video released by the media today of several Uber passengers being filmed without their consent while having a private discussion B次元官网网址� is a clear violation of our terms of service.B次元官网网址�

B次元官网网址淔ilming or recording passengers without their consent is totally unacceptable and if reported/detected we will investigate,B次元官网网址� he added.

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The video recording is the latest scandal for a team thatB次元官网网址檚 been riddled with them lately.

Negative headlines dogged the Senators last season, including a threat by owner Eugene Melnyk to move the team if ticket sales didnB次元官网网址檛 improve. And in May, the wife of former captain Erik Karlsson filed an order of protection against Mike HoffmanB次元官网网址檚 fiancee, claiming she had posted over 1,000 B次元官网网址渘egative and derogatoryB次元官网网址� comments about her on social media. Both Karlsson and Hoffman were traded in the off-season.

The Senators are 5-6-3 through their first 14 games this year.

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