nobody Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=4463628 "The Ottawa Senators have reached an agreement to send Dany Heatley to the San Jose Sharks, NHL sources told ESPN's John Buccigross. The 28-year-old forward was part of a three-team deal that will send the Sharks' Patrick Marleau to the Los Angeles Kings and the Kings' Alexander Frolov and Jarret Stoll to the Senators. Sharks GM Doug Wilson, Senators GM Bryan Murray and Kings GM Dean Lombardi denied the report to ESPN.com. "It's simply not true," Murray told ESPN.com Thursday night . "I've had conversations with teams today but still I'm not close to a deal [involving Heatley]." Lombardi told ESPN.com via text message: "It is complete bull."" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobody Posted September 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 Bob McKenzie over at TSN totally rejects the idea. http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=290650 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfreeman Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 Well, if that's all Mumbles can get for Heatley, I'll be pretty happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two or less Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 The Every Stupid Person Network is at it again. I wonder who Bucci's sources are? Eklund? The only news they can ever break with sources is on the NBA. This deal makes no sense at all. Alex Frolov is a nice rental player and probably will be one of the top players on the market come the trade deadline. He's a UFA, a good scorer and is one of those guys who if he doesn't see the $$ in the states could seriously head overseas to the KHL. I doubt Ottawa make him the primary player in the deal without signing him long term. In this proposal, San Jose is just getting Dany Heatley for way too cheap and Ottawa isn't getting anywhere near the return they should be. Kings trade a UFA and a solid 3rd/4th liner and land a top center? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjag Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 please, please, please make this happen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two or less Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 Heatley trade could happen today, reports the Ottawa Sun.... http://www.ottawasun.com/sports/hockey/2009/09/12/10859556.html And, according to them and Darren Dreger, it's a 2 team horse race for Heater- Chicago and San Jose. Gotta assume Brian Campbell is send to Ottawa in any package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 Heatley trade could happen today, reports the Ottawa Sun.... http://www.ottawasun.com/sports/hockey/2009/09/12/10859556.html And, according to them and Darren Dreger, it's a 2 team horse race for Heater- Chicago and San Jose. Gotta assume Brian Campbell is send to Ottawa in any package. If the Senators accept Campbell and his ridiculous contract as a return in a trade for Heatley, Murray should be laughed out of town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two or less Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 Ottawa Sun now says it could be a 3-way deal between Chicago, San Jose and the Sens. Very interesting... http://blog.canoe.ca/offtheposts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two or less Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 ----HEATLEY TRADED----- To San Jose: Heatley + 5th round pick To Ottawa: Jonathan Cheechoo + Milan Michalek + 2nd round pick per TSN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 Well they're going to score a bit less now. Getting 2 NHL level forwards in return though can't hurt them after that lack of depth that killed them last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffalOhio Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 Well they're going to score a bit less now. Getting 2 NHL level forwards in return though can't hurt them after that lack of depth that killed them last year. A Sabre-killer traded west. GOOD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfreeman Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 Well, Michalek is a pretty good young player and Cheechoo can also score. If Cheechoo can't get out of his funk, Ottawa is saddled with him at $3MM per year for one more year after this year. Still, Heatley is substantially better than either of them. If I were an Ottawa fan I would much rather have gotten Marleau. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjag Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 OUTSTANDING... Ding the PIZZA line is dead.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabresFan526 Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 I'm not sure what to think of this trade. The top line in Ottawa gets a little worse, but they've really added some really solid scoring depth across the top two lines. Michalek is a really good player, and he's only 25. He's a very consistent 20 goal scorer. Cheechoo is the wild card in this trade. If Cheechoo can reach the levels he was at from 2005-2007, Ottawa becomes really dangerous with a lot of scoring from the top 6. Personally, I'm not convinced that Cheechoo will get back to that level given how ineffective he has been in San Jose with guys like Thornton, Marleau, Clowe, Pavelski, etc. He's been absolutely awful the past two years, so let's hope we see that Cheechoo. As for San Jose, I think they immediately become better. But they lose some depth across the top 6. I think they'll still have enough scoring from Heatley, Thornton, Marleau, and Clowe to where there likely will not be much drop off if any. Either way, I'm glad the murderer is out of our division and now in the Western Conference. I still don't believe he should be allowed to play in the NHL, but that's another story for another day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROC Sabres Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 OUTSTANDING... Ding the PIZZA line is dead.. Exactly. GTFO of OUR division/conference/time zone Heatley. Best wishes in San Jose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spndnchz Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 YGTBKM WTE. But I guess that's all Mumble has left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 YGTBKM WTE. But I guess that's all Mumble has left. Horrible, from Ottawa's perspective. I wonder if Heatley had a way to force an inequitable deal (like Hasek did). Or if it was just an asskicking of a trade, like the other Hasek deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FearTheReaper Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 So i quess every Nhl analyst will pick San Jose to win the cup yet again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR HOLLIDAY Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 Horrible, from Ottawa's perspective. I wonder if Heatley had a way to force an inequitable deal (like Hasek did). Or if it was just an asskicking of a trade, like the other Hasek deal. It might make Ottawa a better team in the long run, tougher thats for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobody Posted September 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 It might make Ottawa a better team in the long run, tougher thats for sure. I really like Michalek. I don't think that the Sabres and us fans are going to like seeing him so often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_sauve28 Posted September 14, 2009 Report Share Posted September 14, 2009 Glad he is gone! Surprised Ottawa did get defensive help in return. Seems that franchise does not value good defensemen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guru Posted September 14, 2009 Report Share Posted September 14, 2009 I would have rather had Michalek and draft picks or prospects than to be stuck with Cheechoo's contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted September 14, 2009 Report Share Posted September 14, 2009 I would have rather had Michalek and draft picks or prospects than to be stuck with Cheechoo's contract. Both sides needed to move money to make this happen. The money is essentially a wash, with Ottawa gaining just over 100K in cap space. Sure, San Jose probably still would've been able to find a way to keep Cheechoo's contract, but there was no way they were ever going to consider it. Dumping that contract was the key to this deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjag Posted September 14, 2009 Report Share Posted September 14, 2009 I may be eating my words before to long but I'll say it anyway... Alfie, Spezza, Cheechoo doesn't scare me anywhere near what Alfie, Spezza and Heatley did. Heatley was a pure sniper.. Good riddance.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfreeman Posted September 14, 2009 Report Share Posted September 14, 2009 I may be eating my words before to long but I'll say it anyway... Alfie, Spezza, Cheechoo doesn't scare me anywhere near what Alfie, Spezza and Heatley did. Heatley was a pure sniper.. Good riddance.. I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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