Heatley's Return 'Doable', says Melnyk

wprager wrote:First, I still don't see it said anywhere that his girlfriend has had anything to do with this. Does Dany even have a significant other (I'm talking about off-ice, so other than Spezza)?

Second, I think we are all over-using that Team Canada card. He's got the record and still has some years after this to pad it further. While I'm sure he'd *love* to be on that team, I don't think it's necessarily his greatest desire. If he's still on the Sens roster come October, I can easily see him playing his usual game -- barely any forecheck, no backcheck, stick in the air waiting for a pass. If he's passionate about leaving, and if he's convinced that playing well is the best chance he has, then we might see him look like he gives a crap.

The kink is very far-fetched. The Sens don't have the D necessary for a long Cup run. Boston, with Chara in the lineup and Thomas playing (for the most part) excellent in goal, wasn't enough. We will be there when Karlsson, Wiercioch and Cowen are in the lineup, and with 3-5 years' combined experience between them, but we're not there yet.

Now, the scary part about a deadline deal. What happens if he is moved, plays lights out and wins the Cup? I'd prefer that he is moved to a team that is struggling to make the playoffs. The return will be better (picks).

wprager wrote:If Dany is even more picky in March then we wait until draft day. By March we will have paid him about 85% of his salary. We get a good deal, or no deal.

TheAvatar wrote:It would be fun

SensFan71 wrote:

TheAvatar wrote:It would be fun

not fun for Dany Heatley of course though, but who cares about him?

rooneypoo wrote:Allow me to save everyone a lot of headaches and speculation on this one: Heatley is not a part of this team come October.

This trade request has been a complete disaster. Way too many bridges burnt, toes stepped on, and feelings hurt for it to be repaired. Heatley on the roster and in the locker room come October would make for a media circus. Every station following the game would speculate over it in the middle of every game. Every outlet would be bombarding BM, Clouston, Heatley, and every Senator about Heatley's request, after every game, until the issue was solved. Every time the team collapsed or failed to come to each other's aid or went on a losing streak would lead to another fresh round of "is Heatley poisoning the team?", etc., etc., etc.

Heatley will not play for this team again barring a PR overhaul of epic proportions. Epic. Stop dreaming. Kovalev was brought in to help replace Heatley's offence, not complement it.

wprager wrote:Nah, if he doesn't have a surgical glove on his head, it's not Howie:

davetherave wrote:

rooneypoo wrote:Allow me to save everyone a lot of headaches and speculation on this one: Heatley is not a part of this team come October.

This trade request has been a complete disaster. Way too many bridges burnt, toes stepped on, and feelings hurt for it to be repaired. Heatley on the roster and in the locker room come October would make for a media circus. Every station following the game would speculate over it in the middle of every game. Every outlet would be bombarding BM, Clouston, Heatley, and every Senator about Heatley's request, after every game, until the issue was solved. Every time the team collapsed or failed to come to each other's aid or went on a losing streak would lead to another fresh round of "is Heatley poisoning the team?", etc., etc., etc.

Heatley will not play for this team again barring a PR overhaul of epic proportions. Epic. Stop dreaming. Kovalev was brought in to help replace Heatley's offence, not complement it.

I agree 100% with Rooney on this one.

As for which team (a) will take on Heatley and his contract (b) will offer a package that satisfies Sens management (c) satisfies Heatley as a destination, that triple-whammy answer eludes me.

rooneypoo wrote:Allow me to save everyone a lot of headaches and speculation on this one: Heatley is not a part of this team come October.

This trade request has been a complete disaster. Way too many bridges burnt, toes stepped on, and feelings hurt for it to be repaired. Heatley on the roster and in the locker room come October would make for a media circus. Every station following the game would speculate over it in the middle of every game. Every outlet would be bombarding BM, Clouston, Heatley, and every Senator about Heatley's request, after every game, until the issue was solved. Every time the team collapsed or failed to come to each other's aid or went on a losing streak would lead to another fresh round of "is Heatley poisoning the team?", etc., etc., etc.

Heatley will not play for this team again barring a PR overhaul of epic proportions. Epic. Stop dreaming. Kovalev was brought in to help replace Heatley's offence, not complement it.

Cap'n Clutch wrote:It would be a daily distraction for the team if Heatley is here this season as things stand right now. Unless something changes to fix this situation I don't think we can have him back.

rooneypoo wrote:Allow me to save everyone a lot of headaches and speculation on this one: Heatley is not a part of this team come October.

This trade request has been a complete disaster. Way too many bridges burnt, toes stepped on, and feelings hurt for it to be repaired. Heatley on the roster and in the locker room come October would make for a media circus. Every station following the game would speculate over it in the middle of every game. Every outlet would be bombarding BM, Clouston, Heatley, and every Senator about Heatley's request, after every game, until the issue was solved. Every time the team collapsed or failed to come to each other's aid or went on a losing streak would lead to another fresh round of "is Heatley poisoning the team?", etc., etc., etc.

Heatley will not play for this team again barring a PR overhaul of epic proportions. Epic. Stop dreaming. Kovalev was brought in to help replace Heatley's offence, not complement it.