OTTAWA -- Bryan Murray could make his biggest move before the NHL draft even begins. Brad Nortman Jersey . The Senators general manager says he expects to know Daniel Alfredssons status for next season before the first selection is made Sunday. The 40-year-old Sens captain has returned to Sweden with his family, but met with Murray prior to leaving and said he would likely give him an answer by draft day. An unrestricted free agent, Alfredsson has been contemplating retirement or returning for another season. "I have a feeling he wants to play," said Murray. "That was certainly something he wanted to look at again further and whether that will be the final answer or not I dont know at this point." If he and Alfredsson do agree on a new deal, Murray cant officially re-sign him until the free agency window opens July 5. Murray says he expects it would only be a one-year contract. "He felt good when he talked to me," said Murray. "He said he felt healthy. He hadnt worked out much, but wanted to do that starting this week and I think thats all he was waiting for was to feel good about another summer of working hard and getting ready for a hockey season." Murray said having Alfredsson "is better than most free agents we could get." The Senators have the 17th overall selection and while they believe they can get a solid player, Murray has been trying to move up. Murray has had discussions with a number of general managers, but said nothing has materialized as of yet. Its anticipated the asking price to move up could be fairly steep. "I think it would be difficult to move up from the indications Ive gotten," said Murray. "I havent even gotten a price to move up, but as Ive been told by a couple managers its hard to move back to 17 from where (they) are." Murray has said he wouldnt shy away from moving some of the teams younger prospects if it meant he could improve the team, but its unlikely he would give up too much to just move up a few spots. If anything, Murray is looking to trade for a twenty-something player that can come in and make an immediate impact for the club. The Senators have seven selections this year, but just one in the first round and one in the third. Ottawas second-round pick will go to the St. Louis Blues as the result of last years trade that sent Ben Bishop to the Senators in exchange for this pick. While the Senators say they just want to pick the best player available, it appears they have a preference. "If you go back and look at past drafts its tough to get an impact defenceman at that point so Ill let you guys figure that out," said assistant general manager Tim Murray. "I would say the percentages say it would be a forward, but maybe a D drops." The Senators have set their sights on a handful of players and in an effort to get to know them better, four were brought in a couple of weeks ago for more extensive interviews. "Most of the time at 17 the player wont play for you right away, but I think youre looking at someone in the short term that can still do something," said director of player personnel Pierre Dorion. The Senators are preparing for every possible scenario. They have studied players right from the top of the list all the way through to the 150th in the event a deal gets made. Dorion joked that the most intense discussions can often be about players ranked 78th or 79th. "That could be our third-round pick or our fourth-round pick and we have to be prepared for that scenario," he said. Dorion is also quick to add that everyone on the scouting staff has a voice and there have already been healthy discussions regarding the teams first-round pick. This will be Murrays seventh draft with the Senators and if history is any indication, its likely the Senators selections will be players from North America or Sweden. Murray has also shown an affinity for drafting local talent. "Right from the start Bryan and Tim have said if theres a good player and hes from the area then we should definitely consider him," said Dorion. "Choosing a local player is beneficial to both parties." Dede Westbrook Jersey . Louis Blues were workmanlike, methodical and -- most of all -- effective on Monday night. Chris Ivory Jersey . Poti played in 824 regular NHL games with four teams in his career; the Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, New York Islanders and the Washington Capitals. http://www.authenticjaguarslockroom.com/Youth-Blake-Bortles-Elite-Jersey/ . The Rangers centre left early in Game 1 with an upper body injury after being checked by Canadiens defenceman Mike Weaver and has not played since. Brassard told reporters after practice that he was good to go. That brought a smile to the face of Rangers coach Alain Vigneault.PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil - Algerias players are being left to decide whether or not they observe the Ramadan fast during Mondays World Cup game against Germany, with coach Vahid Halilhodzic saying its not a divisive issue. Observant Muslims avoid food and liquids from dawn to dusk during Ramadan but can, and often do, skip it if travelling or doing hard physical labour. Some devout Muslim athletes choose to fast during training or competition, but it can create selection difficulties for the coaches in team sports. Halilhodzic, who has testy relations with sections of the Algerian media and its football association, threatened to leave a news conference Sunday if questions persisted on the topic. He said critics were using the issue to "try and raise hatred of me and my family. This is really disgusting." The national football association released a statement denying a report in Algerias leading football newspaper suggesting that Halilhodzic, a Muslim, had ordered players not to fast. Its a potentially sensitive allegation in the mostly Muslim country. The federation said Halilhodzic had been "very respectful" of the religion in his three years at the helm of the national team. The veteran coach, a French-Bosnian, said fasting was a "private issue and players will do exactly as they wish." "When you ask this question you lack respect and ethics. I would like this to stop. Stop this controversy. Talk about football," he said, in response to repeated questions at the official pre-match news conference. "And stop asking me about RRamadan, otherwise I will get up and leave. A. J. Cann Jersey. ." The match Monday kicks less than an hour before sunset in the southern Brazilian city of Porto Alegre. The Algeria lineup has been impressive in its three group games, and had its best attacking display so far in a 4-2 win over South Korea. Halilhodzic started that match with five new players following its opening 2-1 defeat to Belgium. They followed that up with a 1-0 win over Russia to reach the knockout rounds for the first time. "We will do everything we can to try and win this match, but (the Germans) are of a higher quality, more experienced and basically better than us," Halilhodzic said. "We shall prepare for this game as the most important in our career. We will give it our all." Algeria shocked West Germany 2-1 in the group stages of the 1982 World Cup, in what was a colossal upset at the time. But the team didnt make it through to the qualifying rounds after the Germans and Austria played out a mutually advantageous result in their last group match in one of the most infamous World Cup episodes. The build up to Mondays match has focused on whether this is now the opportunity for Algeria to avenge what has become known as the "Disgrace of Gijon." But Halilhodzic and Germany coach Joachim Loew downplayed that Sunday, noting that the vast majority of players were not born when it occurred. "This is history. There are many things that occur in football. I would like this wonderful championship to finish in a different way," Halilhodzic said. Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Discount NFL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys 2018 Cheap Jerseys 2018 Discount NFL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys From China Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping ' ' '