Report: Sharks want to deal for Heatley

[Forkboy]

Published and broadcast reports in Canada have the San Jose Sharks looking to make a deal with the Ottawa Senators for disgruntled forward Dany Heatley.

According to The Ottawa Sun there is talk between the Sharks and Senators, but the Sharks may not have what Senators General Manager Bryan Murray wants for Heatley, so the deal is rumored to opened to a third team, reportedly the Montreal Canadiens.

The Sun said the Sharks have shown interest in Heatley, a two-time 50-goal scorer who wants out of Ottawa, but what they're offering isn't interesting to Murray. According to the report, the Sharks have tabled a package that includes winger Jonathan Cheechoo, defenseman Christian Ehrhoff and a first-round draft pick.

"If the Sharks don't have what the Senators want, then (GM) Doug Wilson might have to go get it from another team," a league executive told Sun Media Saturday. "The Senators want a proven scoring winger in return and that means you might have to get a third team involved."

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=463359

Heatley is a great scorer, but Ottawa is now the second team he's bailed on. Will he do the same to the Sharks a year or two down the road? He said he was thrilled when he went to Ottawa and now he's "disgruntled" anyways.
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Bruins look stronger than last year

The Boston Bruins have been on a steady climb since finishing in the Northeast Division cellar in 2006 and 2007. They improved to third in the division in 2008 and took Montreal to a seventh game before being eliminated in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The improving Bruins then rocketed to the top of the Eastern Conference last season as goalie Tim Thomas won the Vezina Trophy, defenseman Zdeno Chara won the Norris Trophy and coach Claude Julien won the Jack Adams Award. They swept Montreal in the first round and rallied from a 3-1 deficit before losing in overtime of Game 7 to the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round.

There's a feeling of unfinished business in Boston, and Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli has made several important moves to make his team strong contenders for the 2010 Stanley Cup.

Chiarelli traded away veteran defensive leader Aaron Ward and replaced him with free-agent Derek Morris. Veteran defensive forward Steve Begin was signed to replace Stephane Yelle. Veteran Mark Recchi, acquired at the trade deadline, re-signed. Top prospect Tuukka Rask will replace Manny Fernandez as Thomas' backup.

If there's a dark cloud, the team hasn't yet come to terms with fourth-year right wing Phil Kessel, who scored a team-leading 36 goals. Chiarelli needs to find salary-cap room to fit Kessel onto the team, so expect one or more departures from the current roster before the season starts.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=457992
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Public hearing on 'Lighthouse Project' set for Tuesday

One of the biggest -- if not the biggest -- days in New York Islanders history will not take place on the ice.

With the franchise's future in Nassau County perhaps hanging in the balance, a public hearing will be held Tuesday on the campus of nearby Hofstra University to determine the fate of owner Charles Wang's "Lighthouse Project," which includes a transformation of the 37-year-old Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. It is unquestionably the most important public meeting before zoning approval and the official public comment period for the $4 billion project.

The "Lighthouse Project" is the biggest development deal in Long Island's modern-day history. Covering 150 acres, it also plans to feature 2,300 apartments, a five-star hotel, a sports technology center, 1 million square feet of office space as well as restaurants and shops. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman will be in attendance to speak on behalf of the project, which is expected to generate more than $70 million annually in tax revenues and create roughly 19,000 permanent jobs.

Should the project finally be approved, the transformation of the Coliseum will take place in the first phase. Expanded and additional concourses will offer a variety of concessions and restaurants, all-new restrooms, larger seats and VIP suites. The capacity for hockey will be increased from 16,234 to 17,500.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=463372

[KamaAina]

1. Oh great. I might well be on my way to San Jose.

And now I'll have to root for Killer Heatley. :puke:

[Onceuponalife]

2. I would love a trade of Heatley for Cheechoo and Ehrhoff

Too bad it doesn't sound like it will happen.