Heatley traded to Sharks for Michalek, Cheecho, 2nd Round Pick

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[FinRedWing 172]

Sharks,eh? He's gonna score a lot of goals from Thornton's passes this year.

[Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204]

The whole summer for Michalek, Cheechoo and a 2nd? Have fun being ousted in the 1st round Heater.

Edited September 12, 2009 by Detroit # 1 Fan

[FinRedWing 172]

The whole summer for Michalek, Cheechoo and a 2nd? Have fun being ousted in the 1st round Heater.

True. At least he'll make the playoffs now.

[xBrave_Heartx 0]

I prefer this over Stoll and Frolov.

[Rice 42]

Well, Heatley and Thornton should be great together. Maybe this is the move that finally gets the Sharks over the hump.

[tommingthepuck96 1]

Nice deal for the sens though.

[Chelios57 31]

Sucks to be a Senators fan.

Oh well. Sharks made out really good - good for them.

[Hockeytown_Ryan 119]

Correct me If I'm wrong... We Still have a CAP right?

doesnt this put them in Salary Cap Hell right now?

[Rice 42]

Correct me If I'm wrong... We Still have a CAP right?

doesnt this put them in Salary Cap Hell right now?

The Sharks already had cap issues, but this is a pretty lateral move for them salary-wise. Cheechoo and Michalek make a combined $7.33 million while Heatley makes $7.5 million. They're going to have to dump more salary.

[esteef 2,679]

Not bad for the Sens. Michalek is an underrated player IMO and comes with no attitude problems.

esteef

[Heroes of Hockeytown 694]

Wouldn't be surprised if Heatley gets 60+ goals. Should be a good combo.

[hak 21]

woah. didnt see this coming.. it will be interesting to see how it turns out. at first glance it looks like a pretty good deal for both teams.. ?

[Zetts 236]

Great deal for both teams. The Sharks came out ahead though. Heatley is elite, and they didn't give up anything great to get him. Cheechoo was useless for the Sharks, and Michalek, while valuable, isn't a huge loss - that hole can be filled.

The Sharks are going to be scary. I mean, I still think they'll choke in the playoffs, but watch out in the regular season.

[WpgMikos 17]

Some very good analysis of the trade.

[Swayze 81]

The Sharks already had cap issues, but this is a pretty lateral move for them salary-wise. Cheechoo and Michalek make a combined $7.33 million while Heatley makes $7.5 million. They're going to have to dump more salary.

Doesn't this + dumping Ehrhoff and Lukowich in Vancouver solve that?

And the Sens got the better deal. Heatley will have his little hissy fits in SJ too, and then he'll do nothing in the playoffs just like his soon-to-be linemate Thornton, while Nabby's tired out from playing 65+ games in the season, not to mention losing their defensive depth in ehrhoff and lukowich and still having rob blake in their top 4 pairings. I sure hope we play them first round.

[P. Marlowe 748]

To be able to dress 18 skaters Sharks must get a fourth line for $1.5 million. Or something like that.

[titanium2 867]

To be able to dress 18 skaters Sharks must get a fourth line for $1.5 million. Or something like that.

Sounds like a couple hockey careers will be ruined by forced and rushed development.

[TheDetroitRedWings 286]

I CALLED IT. Where are all the people saying I was crazy??? I KNEW Heatley was going to San Jose. But what I didn't know was that the Sharks were gonna give up Michalek and Cheechoo. I actually like this move for the Sens.

[Yzerfan1999 81]

I like the deal for both sides, but I actually think the Sens did the right thing waiting to make this deal...Cheechoo and Michalek were really important players for San Jose, and the Sharks gave up that depth for one player - granted he is a franchise goal scorer, but given that the Sharks STILL have to dump some salary, they may be one injury away from real trouble now.

[kidish 0]

I CALLED IT. Where are all the people saying I was crazy??? I KNEW Heatley was going to San Jose. But what I didn't know was that the Sharks were gonna give up Michalek and Cheechoo. I actually like this move for the Sens.

You did call it.

I think this move will hurt San Jose more than help it. But it will be interesting to watch.

Actually, this makes the first game between San Jose and Anaheim -- the first for both I believe -- far more interesting. Thornton and Heatley on a line matched up against Getzlaf, Perry, and possibly Ryan? Anaheim coach Carlyle already found that matching his top against anyone else's tops was a good move -- you folks remember that -- and I have to think that matchup will be slick.

[WpgMikos 17]

Now what does this mean for the Wings?

[titanium2 867]

You did call it.

I think this move will hurt San Jose more than help it. But it will be interesting to watch.

Actually, this makes the first game between San Jose and Anaheim -- the first for both I believe -- far more interesting. Thornton and Heatley on a line matched up against Getzlaf, Perry, and possibly Ryan? Anaheim coach Carlyle already found that matching his top against anyone else's tops was a good move -- you folks remember that -- and I have to think that matchup will be slick.

Can a line of Marleau-Thornton-Heatley co-exist? If so it would be really interesting to watch them against the Getzlaf line.

[Guest mindfly]

Sharks will be dangerous.. what a s***ty deal for sens.. no marleu, no 1st rounder... meh they must have been desperate to get rid of the cancer

[T-Ruff 47]

Not bad for the Sens. Michalek is an underrated player IMO and comes with no attitude problems.

Big fan of Michalek

Good trade from both teams perspectives

- Sharks dump Cheechoo and his salary

- Sens dump Heatley before camp

- Sharks get their obligatory big offseason shake-up

- Sens get a good young player in Michalek

- Sens get a former 50 goal scorer who could regain some of his form with a change of scenery