Daly insists Melnyk isn't in active talks to sell Senators

Bill Daly says Eugene Melnyk is not currently in negotiations to sell the Ottawa Senators.

"It is not accurate to suggest that Eugene Melnyk is (in) active discussions to sell the club," the NHL's deputy commissioner told TSN's Brent Wallace. "He is the owner of the club and I believe he wants to remain the owner going forward.''

Daly further attempted to clarify the Senators owner's intentions in an email to Postmedia's Bruce Garrioch.

"Eugene has no interest in selling the Senators," Daly wrote. "Offers are made for NHL teams all the time. Doesn't really mean anything."

Melnyk is expected to comment later Thursday.

On Wednesday, the Senators' parent company, Capital Sports Holdings Inc., completed a $135-million refinancing of the club's debt over a six-year period with a syndicate of financial institutions.

Copyright (C) 2018 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.