communities.canada.com - 7/2/2009
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Various items in regards to the Heatley situation . . .
* Ottawa GM Bryan Murray now wants more for Dany Heatley, reports the Ottawa Citizen.
Now that the Sens have given Dany Heatley his $4 million
signing bonus, any deal will have to offer
the Senators a bigger return.
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tsn.ca - 7/2/2009
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tsn.ca —
At least that's how the Ottawa Senators, their
fans and perhaps, the Oilers and their fans view...
his ongoing reluctance to grant a move to Edmonton. What's clear is Heatley won't be pushed and for reasons only he knows, Edmonton isn't the city he ...
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DREGER BLOG: HEATLEY FELT 'BLINDSIDED' BY OILERS' OFFER
thehockeyprogram.net - 7/2/2009
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thehockeyprogram.net —
Edmonton did its best. They sent their top
brass in to woo Dany Heatley but in the...
end Heatley has decided to sleep on it again which means Ottawa will be on the hook for Heatley's 4 million dollar bonus. I do wonder if Eugene Melnyk will be sending a Christmas card to Heatley ever at this ...
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Dany Heatley Strikes Back...
thehockeyprogram.net - 7/2/2009
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thehockeyprogram.net —
People were expecting things to be a little
slow today...being the long holiday weekend is coming up....
I do not think they were forecasting it to be THIS slow. As of 2pm PT....there were 7 signings. Contrast that to yesterday where there were 30 by 2pm. That is quite a stark difference. Even ...
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Slow News Day We Know....
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The Morning Skate: Things Change on Free Agency Day 1
Slap Shot —
... , and on his Cult of Hockey blog in the Edmonton Journal , David Staples notes that the Oilers have tried to woo all sorts of big names to come up there — Gomez, Hossa, Heatley among them — and all say no. “They all go elsewhere and the Oilers end up with slightly lesser talents, who come here because the Oilers aren’t the worst of teams and they offer excellent pay,” he writes. “But this isn’t a recipe for playoff success. It’s time for a youth movement in Edmonton. It’s time to bring in more Gagners, Smids, Coglianos and Paajarvi-Svenssons. It’s time for a new strategy.” ...
Afternoon Delight: CV
IllegalCurve.com —
... David Staples says that the Oilers need to redefine their approach to team building and free agency after the Heatley fiasco. Well said David. ...
On Heatley and signing bonuses
mc79hockey.com —
... their signing bonuses and still blow your money on the Dustin Penner’s of the world. I have a hard time seeing how the NHL could disallow these sorts of deals. If it’s fair game to sign deals that are massively frontloaded, if Dany Heatley’s bonus has to be paid by the Senators and if you’re allowed to trade a guy as soon as you sign him provided he doesn’t have an NTC or an NMC, then I’m not sure what, exactly, the NHL could do about it. David Staples was calling for the Oilers to take a new approach , which is basically the old approach of sucking and then hoping it works ...
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No Offers For Heatley Yet
themanicranger.com 6/26/2009 — via Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa Senators general manager Bryan Murray is finding out that trading Dany Heatley is more difficult than he could have ever imagined. Like, maybe impossible.
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themanicranger.com 7/9/2009 —
Now I know that nobody wants to talk about Dany Heatley anymore. The topic is slowly becoming the NHL's countepart to Brett Favre. It is inevitable that the Heatley saga will eventually end just like anything else and it's a good bet that it will end in a trade. Read between the lines of the ...
No Offer For Dany Heatley Just Yet
blueshirtbanter.com 6/26/2009 —
via Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa Senators general manager Bryan Murray is finding out that trading Dany Heatley is more difficult than he could have ever imagined. Like, maybe impossible.
On the eve of the NHL draft, three weeks after Heatley's demand became public on June 8, the ...
Murray Finally Speaks About Heatley
silversevensens.com 6/16/2009 —
(EDIT: Story has been updated with a few additional quotes that have found their way online, and our reactions)
It took a full week, but Senators GM Bryan Murray is finally speaking out about the Dany Heatley trade situation. Prior to today, Murray had only stated that "at this point ...
The Rangers Have Taken Their Shots At Heatley
themanicranger.com 6/27/2009 — via Larry Brooks, NY Post
The opportunity for the Rangers to a cquire Dany Heatley from the Senators remains on the table, though The Post has learned that Ottawa's demands border on the delusional.
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Defending Big D(any Heatley): Dispelling 5 Popular Myths
silversevensens.com 6/24/2009 —
Rumors of Heatley's demise have been greatly exaggerated.
In a few short days, Dany Heatley may no longer be an Ottawa Senator. And when that day comes, fans will be either A) delighted with what we get in return, or B) upset that we lost a 50 goal scorer for a few 3rd liners. ...
Heatley remains a tough sell
ottawacitizen.com 6/24/2009 — Though Ottawa Senators general manager Bryan Murray would like to trade Dany Heatley before the NHL draft starts on Friday, there are four million reasons why that might not happen. Specifically, the $4-million U.S. bonus due Heatley on July 1. ...
Heatley has boss seething
ottawacitizen.com 7/5/2009 — Eugene Melnyk's voice sounded pleasant, as it most often does. But there was no hiding the anger behind his words. The owner of the Ottawa Senators is still shaking his head in disbelief over disgruntled winger Dany Heatley's refusal to waive his ...
Let the Heatley talk fire up again
spilledoil.blogspot.com 7/6/2009 — Tuesday nights Heatley trade to Edmonton and then the news that he wasn't in fact headed to Edmonton made for some very interesting reading that night and the next day. Luckily the Oilers signed Khabibulin on July 1 (lucky really depends on what you think of the signing I guess) which again ...
Heatley and The Oilers Going To The Wire —
Bleacher Report - NHL 7/2/2009
The Oilers are taking this to the wire. According to Mark Spector on Team 1260 this evening the Oilers brain trust is meeting with Dany Heatley in Kelowna.
Apparently the Oilers are pulling out all the stops, including having Heatley talk to ...
Dany Heatley Soap Opera Continues —
Bleacher Report - NHL 7/2/2009
In the movie Star Wars Ben Kenobi is called an old fool.
He retorts, "Who's more foolish the fool or the fool that follows him?"
At this point this question maybe asked about the various parties involved with this Dany Heatley gong ...
