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OTTAWA -- Bryan Murray could make his biggest move before the NHL draft even begins. 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. 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Sunday, he missed open targets and threw an interception in the end zone in the fourth quarter of Washingtons 27-23 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.We have total faith that Kirk will get it done, and he will get it done, Redskins coach Jay Gruden said. He has proven that he can be a successful quarterback in this league.And part of playing quarterback means becoming the source of headlines after tough starts. The Redskins defense has allowed 65 points in two games, but the heavy focus is on Cousins play.Hes a great competitor without a doubt, Gruden said. At quarterback, sometimes if you dont get victories, you feel like -- everybody feels like -- its the quarterbacks fault. Everybodys writing headlines on the quarterback. But there are a lot of issues that we have to correct. Hes part of it, Im part of it, the coordinators are part of it, then the rest of the players are part of it. It all fits in the equation.Asked Monday about a ProFootballTalk.com report of rumbles within the Redskins locker room over his early struggles this season, Cousins relayed that people respond with emotion, and that the teams frustration with an 0-2 start is understandable.All I know to do as a leader, as a football player having been in this position before, having faced adversity before, is you regroup, Cousins said during his weekly appearance on D.C. sports radio 106.7 The Fan. You dont put your tail between your legs. You dont get scared. You dont go cry in a corner. You feel like you got put up against a wall and you come out swinging.Cousins told the radio station that he missed the chance for some easy scoring throws in the loss to Dallas and acknowledged that he needs to play better.You take ownership, you step to the forefront and you lead and you challenge guys and you say what you need to do better, he said. I think together, we can do that. Thats what Im going to do. Thats what Ive done my whole life, my whole life as a football player.ddddddddddddThis no different. This is not new territory for me. Ive faced challenges before, adversity before on the football field. Were going to find a way to move forward and play better. Were going to do it together.Cousins is playing under the $19.95 million franchise tag after he and the Redskins failed to strike a long-term deal. His signature You like that?! shout became a symbol for his successful second half in 2015 when he helped the Redskins win the NFC East. For the season, he threw 29 touchdowns passes and 11 interceptions, but it was 23 touchdowns versus three interceptions in the final 10 games.That stretch fueled optimism for 2016, though the Redskins made it clear that they wanted to see more from him before paying him a certain amount of money.He puts a lot of pressure on himself, Gruden said. He wants to be great -- theres no question about it. Sometimes if he feels like he isnt playing to the standards that we all have set for him, he feels hes letting everybody down. Hes got to understand, man, its a tough position. Hes going to make some mistakes. Everybody does. You just have to bounce back and continue to play with the great confidence thats made him the quarterback he is. [But] we have to play better around him. We have to coach better.There are signs of frustration by the receivers: Pierre Garcon, for example, gestured in Cousins direction after the interception. Both Garcon and receiver DeSean Jackson always have shown their emotions, especially when frustrated, and both did so Sunday.They have to go out and play and do their job, Gruden said of the offensive players. Everything else will take care of itself. Kirks game will take care of itself. He can make all the throws without a doubt. Guys have to just continue to run hard for him, block hard for him, and good things will happen. 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