“I just hope that we can have some events happen in June to keep people interested.' Senators owner Eugene Melnyk would support the NHL holding the lottery and draft in June.
, which is why owner Eugene Melnyk would prefer to hold the event in June, despite concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Senators have nine picks in the first three rounds including three in the first round. Melnyk admits that the team probably won’t use all of the picks they have accumulated and expects the team to maybe package some to either move up in the draft or make other additions. “That proof is down there and a lot of times it will translate into a better team at the NHL level and it should because a lot of those players are going to be coming up to the NHL this year,” Melnyk said. “We know for a fact that at least five or six will, and it’s a great experience for them to be on a winning team and to come into our organization very young.
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