Thread: Heatley a Shark -done deal

Originally Posted by BigBrown

Disgusting. A steal for San José. Not looking forward to seeing Heatley roof pucks against us all season long.

have you no faith?

I am actually suprised with what the Sharks gave up. I have always liked Cheechoo, and although not a superstar, I thought he was a cornerstone of that franchise. Add another 20 goal scorer and a 2nd round pick to the mix to get a 40 goal scorer who's been nothing but a cancer to his teams and teammates, I think its a bad trade for the Sharks.

Remember all of the cups that were promised when the traded for Thorton. I am pretty dissapointed with the the trade from the Sharks prospective. When Heatley is hurt when the Kings play the Sharks, I'm gonna love the trade.

Value-wise, not that great of a trade for Ottawa, unless Michalek starts living up to his pre-draft projections.

As for San Jose, they still don't have enough players to ice a team, do they?

Originally Posted by BeerMan

have you no faith?

I have faith in the combined abilities of one of the best snipers and one of the best playmakers in the game. Oh well, better than him going to Edmonton I suppose.

Hasn't San Jose been shopping Cheechoo for the better part of a year? And Michalek...not much value-for-value unless you are adjusting based on Heatley's obvious issues. What's the over/under for how long till he needs another reset? Hell, as soon as they falter in the playoffs...again, he will be pouting for a change-of-scenery.

This is why the Sharks never get by the second round in the playoffs, when they fail again this year Heater will ask for a trade.

$33M in cap space tied up in 5 players.

Kiss Marleau and Nabakov goodbye next summer.

They only have 15 rostered players, need 7 for a minimum roster, and have $5M or so to do it.

This is going to be a disaster for San Jose, IMO.

Originally Posted by BeerMan

and where is FAIL, oops I mean ESPN, in this mess? they're still sleeping in.

Sources: Dany Heatley traded to San Jose Sharks in three-team deal - ESPN

They're sticking to their guns.
They're persistent.
Gotta give 'em that.

Originally Posted by Birdman

$33M in cap space tied up in 5 players.

Kiss Marleau and Nabakov goodbye next summer.

They only have 15 rostered players, need 7 for a minimum roster, and have $5M or so to do it.

This is going to be a disaster for San Jose, IMO.

This is exactly what i was looking for. Figured the Sharks are getting close to the cap still with this trade. Looks like they will still be trying to dump some more salary come preseason.