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Whether Senators assistant GM Randy Lee attends NHL draft will be up to team

The Senators could be short-handed for the National Hockey League draft, but the decision on whether their assistant general manager is in attendance will be left to the team.

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An report originating from The Associated Press running in this space earlier stated that the lawyer for Randy Lee said his client would be unavailable to attend the first round of the draft, on June 22 in Dallas, because he was expected to make his next court appearance for harassment charges in Buffalo earlier that day.

That story was erroneous, as Lee’s next court appearance has been pushed off until July 6.

Whether Lee attends the second of the two-day draft on June 23 will be up to the Senators, NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly told AP in an email. Daly said the NHL had no position on that matter.

The Senators’ only statement on Lee’s situation was that they were reviewing it.