Senators owner Eugene Melnyk has never afraid of making bold statements, but captain Daniel Alfredsson was trying to backpedal from a couple of the owner’s comments Sunday.
Yep, that’s Ottawa Senators 2012 first round draft pick Cody Ceci getting his jersey signed by former Ottawa Senators goalie Damian Rhodes. Below, Ceci and his sister Chelsea meet Daniel Alfredsson the same year.
PITTSBURGH — Three times before he used his first-round pick on Friday, Ottawa Senators general manager Bryan Murray called several other National Hockey League teams in an effort to move up. There was a certain player Murray wanted, but he thought some other team would grab him first, so he got on the phone and [...]
Now that he and his scouting staff have watched and ranked all the players who will be available in this year’s draft, all Ottawa Senators director of player personnel Pierre Dorion can do is sit and wait.

