Will Ottawa Keep Kovalev and Heatley?
July 22, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Montreal Canadiens, NHL, Ottawa Senators
Now that the Ottawa Senators have acquired Alex Kovalev from the Montreal Canadiens, I wonder if things have changed for Dany Heatley. He’s been asking to be traded and could be stuck on the team which, of course, isn’t an ideal situation since no one wants a disgruntled, pissy player on their team. I’m hoping that this trade will make things seem a little less bleak.
Ottawa GM Bryan Murray seems to think so. At a press conference yesterday, he said: "We can fit both of those guys on our team very nicely, maybe one on left and one on …read more
Kovalev Definitely Not Returning to Habs
July 6, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Montreal Canadiens, NHL, News, Players
Montreal Canadiens general manager, Bob Gainey, has confirmed that Alex Kovalev will not be returning to the Habs lineup. Many fans are disappointed by the announcement and 100 people even held a rally outside the Bell Centre yesterday.
Gainey told Montreal radio station CJAD that the club did make an offer but the Russian star took too long to consider the deal. "We hadn’t agreed on the amount, but another player was willing to come and join our team," Gainey said. "So the dollars that we had allotted there for a particular position were grabbed up by another player."
The team’s roster …read more
