- "Dany Heatley had several chances on the power play, but couldn’t put one past Pogge. My initial...

- "Dany Heatley had several chances on the power play, but couldn’t put one past Pogge. My initial reaction is a slight disappointment in his compete level and he seems to be standing around a lot waiting for the puck to come to him. However, he does have a cannon and Thornton was looking to tee him up all night"

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As Sens fans, it’s hard not to be bitter over Heatley, but I did feel that as the season got more out of hand, he spent less time working and more time skating in circles tapping the ice for a pass. Spezza, of course, tried to feed him the puck no matter what the situation.

Heatley has shown he has the tools to do the work, it’s simply a question of whether he’s willing to do the work. Wilson may turn him into the forechecker and backchecker that he refused to be under Clouston.

by Mark Parisi on Sep 27, 2009 12:27 PM EDT reply actions

I agree that he seemed to get lazier and lazier once the playoffs seemed out of reach. His heart clearly wasn’t in it, and he’s said that his decision to get traded came in the season.

by DarrenM on Sep 28, 2009 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions

Hahahahaha...

Yeah, not just your initial reaction. And I agree with Mark and Darren, he seemed like a fairweather guys when he was here—happy to work when things were going well, but not ready to make an extra effort to turn things around.

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by Peter Raaymakers on Oct 3, 2009 10:45 PM EDT reply actions

What!!! He couldn’t beat Pogge?!!!

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by Sergei Puckizin on Oct 6, 2009 4:29 PM EDT reply actions

THN cover story

Anyone see the THN cover story on Heatley by Proteau this week? It was really, really long and struck me with how defensive it was of Dan(n)y. Almost like a PR piece. It was like image rehabilitation.

Kept mentioning how he was vilified for his request — pointing out his no-trade clause was his “legally negotiated right” — but never pointing out exactly why so many people were upset.

Maybe it was a natural swing the other way by THN after all the flak he took, but I don’t see how you make a cover story that long without going further into why how he went about things upset people’s sensibilities. (i.e. for me anyway, it was coming out of the Atlanta incident smelling like a rose after asking for a release (not just a trade), then receiving a top-dollar contract, then floating last season, demanding a trade, nixing a trade, declining to address the reasons — that may all be legal, but it sure comes off as ridiculously offensive.)

(Sorry, not to rehash what I’m sure you all have gone over and over — the piece just left me scratching my head.)

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by Dominik on Oct 7, 2009 11:33 PM EDT reply actions

Haven't read it yet

But the problem wasn’t that he demanded a trade. As so many have said, it happens all the time. It was the timing of the request, the ingratitude it reflected, and his behaviour once the demand came out—including the refusal to go to Edmonton, his insufficient explanations through the media, and general immaturity.

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by Peter Raaymakers on Oct 9, 2009 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions

If Dany really didn’t make the trade request public (which he claims), then I don’t really have a problem with what he did. I know I’m in the minority there, though.

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by DarrenM on Oct 13, 2009 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Of course, my big problem with what he did was the use of his NTC to block Murray’s original trade. If he wants to move on, I can respect that. However, he needed to understand that the GM has to make the deal that’s best for the team, not the player. I think his refusal to budge from the teams he wanted was selfish and unsportsmanlike.