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 right wing.”
Kovalev also had some things to say: "Sometimes you see teams make changes and go through different players, so it’s understandable (they struggle). This team, I was surprised with the players offensively and defensively they have, that they weren’t successful. Hopefully, I’ll bring that little spark or whatever that this team is missing… Definitely, with the player that he is, it would be nice to have him back. I know Dany a little bit from playing with him for Kazan in the lockout year. He’s a great, talented guy on the ice and off the ice and would definitely help the Senators organization and hopefully will continue to help the organization".
Talk about a Dr. Phil moment. I feel like it’s time for a group hug and some healing, don’t you? Apparently Heatley isn’t feeling as warm and fuzzy – he’s not even returning the calls of Sens captain, Daniel Alfredsson. The drama continues…
image: TSN
