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No Offer For Dany Heatley Just Yet


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 Senators haven't had an offer. Not even one for the proverbial bag of hockey pucks.

Consequently, they don't believe they'll be able to trade Heatley this weekend, and even fear they'll be unable to deal him by July 1, when he must be paid a signing bonus of $4 million U.S.

That could lead to the possibility of Heatley having to play for the Senators next season, however unpleasant that may be for both sides.

Assistant general manager Tim Murray, speaking in place of Bryan on Thursday, acknowledged that's a distinct possibility.

"We're not giving him away because he has made the demand to be traded," he said.

An empty threat coming out of the Senators camp and Bryan Murray. They are going to trade Dany Heatley, they want to trade him. Nobody wants a scenario that has Heatley in a Senators uniform next season playing for Cory Clouston who he clearly has problems with. It is not good for the well being of  the club for him to remain with the team. Murray is doing nothing more than trying to drum up interest and hope other GM's will increase their offers.

It seems like Murray is refusing to allow the market to set the price for Heatley. The Senators need to come to grips with the fact that Heatley is not going to return equal value before or after July 1st when the $4 million in salary to him is due. Not in a salary capped league and not in a recession.

Every since the news of Heatley wanting a trade broke, I have been saying over and over that it is not going to be easy for him to be moved. I've beaten the proverbial dead horse saying that Heatley is not going to return equal valuefor four reasons:

 1) They don't have much leverage at the draft with the $4 million that Heatley is owed hanging over their heads.

2) That sum will immediately eliminate a number of teams from pursuing him until after July 1st when the amount is to paid to Heatley.

3) There is the limited number of teams which Heatley will accept a trade too.

4) The number of potential trading partners dwindles even further as some are not willing to take on a large contract during this economy.

In a nutshell this is why Murray is having so much trouble. It's economics 101. Take the best deal that is on the table when the draft roles around and move on. There aren't going to be any huge offers for Heatley, especially because if he's traded before July 1st, that $4 million he's owed is paid by the team acquiring him. That large sum is a considerable part of the trade for any trading partner b/c it's salary that is paid for last season. So essentially any trade for Heatley will include a few players, a draft pick or two, and $4 million.

A pretty heavy price, even if there aren't an top 10 picks or blue chip prospects involved.

The Rangers 19th overall pick, Michal Rozsival, and Nikolai Zherdev might be as good as it gets for Bryan Murray and the Sens.

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Nice post Ryan

I agree with you it might look like thats the best Ottawa gets.

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by Joe Fortunato on Jun 26, 2009 3:08 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I think the Rangers are trying to trade up in the draft

so I doubt that their #19 is going anywhere.

I think its great that Ottawa has absolutely no leverage given that they NEED to trade him and before 7/1 too.

Id love to fleece the Senators for this guy. If the Rangers could manage to pawn off a contract too?

by FreeBradshaw on Jun 26, 2009 3:58 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I don't think you get Heatley

for Zherdev, Rozi, and the 19th pick.

I would love for that to happen though!!!!

by Coolbean04 on Jun 26, 2009 5:27 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

no offer for heatley ????

the rumor i heard is that ottawa wanted stahl and dubinsky for danny boy there is no way sather even though he is brain dead at some times is not going to give away young players to get heatley its either zherdev rosival and the #19 pick for danny boy or forget it !!!!!

by lohaus#54 on Jun 27, 2009 11:50 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Here's where I disagree

“An empty threat coming out of the Senators camp and Bryan Murray. They are going to trade Dany Heatley, they want to trade him. Nobody wants a scenario that has Heatley in a Senators uniform next season playing for Cory Clouston who he clearly has problems with. It is not good for the well being of the club for him to remain with the team. Murray is doing nothing more than trying to drum up interest and hope other GM’s will increase their offers.”

Murray would prefer to get rid of him yes, but if he dosn’t get perceived value, Dany will be in Ottawa He will be expected to play, and he will force Dany to accept his contract, or sit out without pay. If Dany steps out of line, it is possible to suspend the player (which will involve the players union) It is not an ideal situation, but nothing Ottawa hasn’t handled before (Yashin sits out season)

The news in Ottawa has been the Rangers only offering back equal salary in Drury, or Gomez (please don’t mention Redden anymore – we had him suck for 3 years, it’s your turn now) This will not happen – While Ottawa fans are furious at Heatley, we also know that there is value to Heatley, and Gomez or Drury are not equal to that value.

He may be a coach killer, he may be lazy, he may be selfish..but..he still scores goals, and thats what counts in the end. Murray know that there will always be interest in him, and right now is not the time to give him away. I don’t believe Murray when he says that he won’t trade him after spending 4 mill, but I do believe that he will wait for the right offer, even if it means waiting for the trade deadline before the playoffs.

by Leafs win the cup hahahahahahaha on Jun 29, 2009 3:23 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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