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Sens owner needs new liver; public help sought

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The Ottawa Senators are hoping their fans can come up with the biggest save of the year.

The team on Thursday announced that owner Eugene Melnyk is in "urgent need" of a liver transplant and appealed to the public to be a donor.

"Mr. Melnyk's family has actively reached out to his close friends and broader family with the hope of identifying someone who could be a 'live liver donor,'" the Senators said in a statement.