Acquired just hours after the news broke that Daniel Alfredsson had decided to sign with the Red Wings following 17 seasons in Ottawa, Bobby Ryan said hes ready to hit the ground running with his new team north of the border. Speaking with Bryan Hayes and Jeff ONeill on Leafs Lunch on Monday, the newest Senator said replacing the long-time captain wont be easy, but is excited to come to a team and city he thinks is a "nicer fit" than his prior situation in Anaheim. Although he wasnt traded for Alfredsson, Ryan knows he comes to Ottawa with lofty expectations, but says he is ready to assume a leading role, hopefully as the top winger on Jason Spezzas right side. "Theres enough players there. You look at Spez whos probably going to take over that role if thats the decision that is made," Ryan said in reference to who he thought would take on more of a leadership role with Alfredsson moving on. "Hopefully I just get to jump in and play with him and he makes my job as easy as hes made it for other guys in the past." Speaking with Spezza and Ryan Getzlaf after he was dealt, Ryan said he expects to establish an immediate chemistry that will hopefully help him regain the high-level scoring touch he displayed in the four seasons prior to 2012-13. "I think I got lucky and Im coming off playing with one of the other best in the west coast," Ryan said in reference to Getzlaf. "Talked to Spez as well and hes certainly excited. We had a quick conversation with him about trying to get together a few weeks before the season starts just to start to try and figure each other out right away." The 26-year-old who was the Ducks second overall selection in the 2005 NHL Draft is coming off an 11-goal, 30 point season, but had previously posted 30-plus markers in four straight seasons. Ryan said part of the reason for his struggles was the trade speculation that made it seem like each time he stepped onto the ice could be his last in Anaheim. "It changes things," Ryan said. "It makes it tougher to produce, makes it tougher to get your mind around things on the ice sometimes. I think this is going to be a blessing in disguise for me. Hopefully I can come in and be part of something pretty special like they have had going on in Ottawa for a while now." The former OHL standout said he should have no problem adjusting to the climate change that comes from moving from California to north of the 49th, considering the four seasons he spent playing in Owen Sound. "Its going to be something completely different, but Im familiar with it obviously playing in Owen Sound. I understand the weather. I cant wait." Moving to a more hockey-centric environment is something Ryan also sees as a positive, saying he is especially excited to participate against the Senators rivals in Monreal and Toronto. "I guess mayhem is the best word for it," Ryan said. "Im going to get to be part of a couple of pretty cool rivalries there. You got Anaheim and L.A. and Anaheim and San Jose, but I dont think its going to be quite like anything weve ever seen, so Im looking most forward to those games." Patty Mills Jersey . -- Edmontons Val Sweeting is two wins away from a trip to Winnipeg to play in Canadas Road of the Rings in December. Derrick White Jersey . You can watch the game live on TSN at 7:30pm et/4:30pm pt. The Flyers had won seven of eight before dropping their last two outings on consecutive days over the weekend. 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Wayne Rooney surpassed Ruud van Nistelrooy as Manchester Uniteds all-time top scorer in European competitions on Thursday, leading the English club to a 4-0 win over Feyenoord and keeping it alive in the Europa League.After scoring his 39th European goal in the 35th minute, Rooney also unselfishly set up Juan Mata in the 69th, leaving United on its way to an easy victory and in a good position to advance to the knockout rounds.United got a third on the board with an own-goal by Feyenoord goalkeeper Brad Jones after an angled shot by Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the 75th.Substitute Jesse Lingard added a fourth in injury time.Tonight was a performance and a result, United manager Jose Mourinho said. Today they played very well again, and with goals, which is very important for us. We always told since Day 1 we wanted to do well in the Europa League and we were in a position of needing four points and now we need just one.United reached nine points and is only one behind Group A leader Fenerbahce, which defeated Ukraines Zorya Luhansk 2-0 in Turkey. Feyenoord has seven points.An away draw against already eliminated Zorya in the final round in December will be enough to send United through and help relieve some of the pressure on Mourinho.Rooneys goal -- his first at Old Trafford this season -- came after a well-timed pass by Ibrahimovic. The England forward calmly flicked the ball over Jones after receiving the ball behind the Feyenoord defenders inside the area.It was Rooneys 248th goal for United, leaving him just one short of Bobby Charltons all-time record with the club.The 31-year-old Rooneys chances of drawing level with Charlton ended for this match when he was substituted in the 82nd.A good nights work for Rooney came more than a week after he was forced to apologize for apparent late-night revelry while on England duty, when he was pictured looking bleary-eyed at a wedding reception at the team hotel.Rooney insisted to BT Sport after Thursdays match that I actually didnt even step foot into the wedding, adding I think its a shame that Im having to talk about it now after such a great victory.On his European record, Rooney said: Its a great feeling to score goals and to score goals for this club.---HAPOEL BEER-SHEVA 3, INTER MILAN 2Inter Milan couldnt hold on to a two-goal lead against Israeli club Hapoel Beer-Sheva on Thursday, being eliminated from the Europa League with one round still to be played.Inter conceded three goals in the second half, including one in the third andd final minute of stoppage time, as it lost for the fourth time in five games in Group K.dddddddddddd.Sparta Prague, which defeated Southampton 1-0 at home, secured first place in the group with 12 points, five more than both Hapoel and Southampton, which meet in England in the final round. Inter stayed on three points.The Italian club played with 10 men from the 69th minute as goalkeeper Samir Handanovic was sent off for a foul that prompted Hapoels equalizer from a penalty kick.Mauro Icardi scored his sixth goal in as many games for Inter in the 13th and Marcelo Brozovic added to the lead in the 25th. But the hosts got one back through Lucio Maranhao in the 58th and Anthony Nwakaeme converted the penalty after Handanovics red card.Striker Ben Sahar netted the late winner with a shot from inside the area after a fast breakaway that caught Inters defense off guard.---ROMA 4, VIKTORIA PLZEN 1Edin Dzeko scored a hat trick but it was Argentine forward Diego Perotti who attracted all the attention with a rabona goal late in the game in Rome.Inside the area, and slightly off balance, Perotti quickly brought his right foot behind his left to delicately chip the ball into the goal from a tough angle. UEFA called it an own goal by Ales Mateju with the ball taking a slight deflection before hitting the crossbar and going in.Perotti said it was meant to be a cross.Roma was one of nine teams Thursday to secure a spot in the round of 32, along with Anderlecht, APOEL, Athletic Bilbao, Genk, Krasnodar, Olympiakos, Saint-Etienne and Sparta Prague.---ELSEWHEREVillarreal missed a chance to reach the top of a tightly fought Group L after conceding an 87th-minute equalizer against FC Zurich, leaving the group lead with Turkish side Osmanlispor, which lost 2-1 at Steaua Bucharest.Fiorentina lost 3-2 to Greek side PAOK at home but remained with a three-point lead in Group J, while Zenit St. Petersburg maintained a perfect record after a 2-0 home win against Maccabi Tel Aviv in Group D. Zenit has a 10-point lead at the top.Schalke defeated Nice 2-0 to also stay comfortably ahead in Group I, and Group H leader Shakhtar Donetsk routed Konyaspor 4-0.Ajax stayed ahead in Group G with a 2-0 win over last-placed Panathinaikos, while Athletic Bilbao guaranteed its place in the next round by beating Sassuolo 3-2 in Group F.---Tales Azzoni on Twitter: http://twitter.com/tazzoni ' ' '