The Heatley Saga: What's in store in the next 30 days?

SpezDispenser wrote:The Score has Karlsson as the top Calder candidate on D.

SpezDispenser wrote:The Score has Karlsson as the top Calder candidate on D.

wprager wrote:Cas, interesting read there from AnotherSensBlog. Thanks for sharing.

So if Karlsson is strongly expected to make the team that pushes us another $1.3M (?) further in the hole. Even if we take Smith's cap hit off (LTIR) and send Lee to Bingo, we're at $1.7M cap room -- that's about right for injury reserves. With that we'd be carrying 12F, 6D and Schubert as a swing man. Perfect, except nothing has been said about Smith going on the LTIR (at least not by anyone who counts) and it sounded like Murray is quite high on Lee as well.

Even if Heatley is moved (to create the cap room) we still need to move a couple of defensemen (Smith and Schubert?)

I certailny hope there's no buyouts being planned -- those are expensive and, frankly, demeaning. I still think that Schubert at under $1M is a very useful player on some club. Surely we could get him traded, even if only for future considerations.

Heatley will be accompanied in Kelowna by agent Stacey McAlpine who says we shouldn't expect his client to shed much light on why the star winger wants out of Ottawa. "There are several factors and a variety of reasons," McAlpine told TSN. "However, out of respect to the Ottawa Senators and all involved, Dany is not getting into specifics...that will remain confidential."

SensFan71 wrote:So Heatley speaks today, anyone know of the time of this presser? He is in BC, so imagine it will be later in the day since most of us are 3 or 4 hours in difference in terms of time.

McAlpine: We have other media members waiting on the phones. Yes?
Phone: Mblkhxehtyzhgyoiutgp?
McAlpine: I'm sorry, we seem to have a bad connection. Did you have a question for Dany?
Phone: Sorry. I had a chicken leg caught in my
throat. Bruce Garrioch, Ottawa Sun. Dany, my sources tell me that
there's a deal in the works that would have you dealt to San Jose in a
three way trade between the Sharks, Ottawa and Pittsburgh involving
Patrick Marleau, Evgeni Malkin, and a Zamboni to be named later. How
do you respond?
McAlpine: San Jose is lovely in February. On to line two. Hello?
Phone: Wayne Scanlon, Ottawa Citizen. Dany, would
you care to mention how badly this unpleasantness has affected your
family, friends, neighbours,
mail carrier, paper boy, pet groomer or anyone else with whom you've
had even the most casual contact within the last two years or who I
could roll out as sympathetic witnesses for the defence? Remember, you
had me at hello...
McAlpine: Thanks Wayne. If anyone else comes to
mind, we'll be sure to let you know. In the meantime, the "will call"
booth should have your tickets to the Gold Medal game. Oh, and the new
safety word should be in your inbox now. Hee-hee! Inbox...see what I
did there?
Scanlon: I need to draw you...
McAlpine: Ahem...well...yes. Maybe later. Next question?
Applebottom: Dany, seriously. Are you going to say anyth--
McAlpine: Mister Applebottom. Have you
not been listening? My client has said more than enough. Now then.
Last question. Back to the phones. Hello?
Phone: Hello. Don Brennan, Ottawa Sun. I'm not wearing pants!

SensFan71 wrote:So Heatley speaks today, anyone know of the time of this presser? He is in BC, so imagine it will be later in the day since most of us are 3 or 4 hours in difference in terms of time.

wprager wrote:Haven't seen anything with a time, but don't expect much. This is from Dreger's column:

Heatley will be accompanied in Kelowna by agent Stacey McAlpine who
says we shouldn't expect his client to shed much light on why the star
winger wants out of Ottawa. "There are several factors and a variety
of reasons," McAlpine told TSN. "However, out of respect to the Ottawa
Senators and all involved, Dany is not getting into specifics...that
will remain confidential."

I think that second bolded statement deserves the monkey.

out of respect to the Ottawa
Senators

SensGirl11 wrote:So, nobody thinks that his press conference will tell us anything? They seem pretty convinced on the Team 1200 that he will divulge some of what his problem is. We'll believe it when we hear it though. He has also come out and said that he will in fact be showing up to training camp for Ottawa, no matter what happens.

wprager wrote:Haven't seen anything with a time, but don't expect much. This is from Dreger's column:

Heatley will be accompanied in Kelowna by agent Stacey McAlpine who
says we shouldn't expect his client to shed much light on why the star
winger wants out of Ottawa. "There are several factors and a variety
of reasons," McAlpine told TSN. "However, out of respect to the Ottawa
Senators and all involved, Dany is not getting into specifics...that
will remain confidential."

I think that second bolded statement deserves the monkey.

out of respect to the Ottawa
Senators

shabbs wrote:Here is what I'd like to hear Heatley say...

"It has come to my attention that it was indeed my own agent that leaked my trade request to the press. He has been fired as of today."

That's what I'd like to hear.

rooneypoo wrote:

wprager wrote:Haven't seen anything with a time, but don't expect much. This is from Dreger's column:

Heatley will be accompanied in Kelowna by agent Stacey McAlpine who
says we shouldn't expect his client to shed much light on why the star
winger wants out of Ottawa. "There are several factors and a variety
of reasons," McAlpine told TSN. "However, out of respect to the Ottawa
Senators and all involved, Dany is not getting into specifics...that
will remain confidential."

I think that second bolded statement deserves the monkey.

out of respect to the Ottawa
Senators

So, what, you'd rather him come out and say, "I want out of OTT because it's a loser franchise, having been mismanaged for years, from the highest levels and down into the dressing room. The management is inept, and the locker room toxic; we've been bleeding talent ever since Chara left and substance abuse has been an issue for a while now [see: McGratton, Emery, Redden, etc.]." I know I sure as hell don't want him saying that in front of a world-wide audience.

As I've been saying forever, we need to at least consider the possibility that Heatley is doing us all a favour by not speaking out on his reasons for asking a trade. We might not at all like what the truth does to our organization's reputation, or the reputation of one of its prime assets -- which, whether you love him or hate him, Heatley is.

The truth is that there's nothing he can say -- short of "I'm sorry, I goofed, I'm going to work hard to make you guys love and respect me again," which is really what everyone clamouring for him to speak wants to hear -- that won't make either him or the team look bad. Either he is conciliatory or he white-washes, but it will never be 'the whole truth,' and we're probably better off leaving it at that. I don't know why this is so hard for most people around here to understand.