TSN: Blockbuster NHL Trade Ottawa/Atlanta

[Halladay_is_God]

Atlanta trades Dany Heatley and a pick to Ottawa for Marian Hossa and Greg deVries

[realmofotalk]

That trade makes no sense. The Senators just signed Hossa to a 3 year extension.

OTTAWA (AP) -- The Ottawa Senators avoided salary arbitration with Marian Hossa by signing the forward to an $18-million, three-year contract Tuesday.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slu...v=ap&type=lgns

[Halladay_is_God]

sign and trade
very rare in the nhl

[realmofotalk]

Probably as rare as Chris Osgood being claimed off waivers.

The Senators signed Hossa to a below market deal, so it leads me to believe that the team owner is a cheapskate.

[Halladay_is_God]

Hossa got the same deal as Naslund and, only players who signed for more are Iginla, Thornton, Lecavalier, Pronger, Scott Niedermayer, Khabibulin, Sakic, and Blake

others who are between 6-7.8 million (salaries decresed from the new CBA)
Jagr
Tkachuk
Lidstrom
Guerin
Yashin
Sundin

[realmofotalk]

I'd take Hossa over all the players except maybe Lidstrom on your second list.

Tampa needs a goalie, right?

[Halladay_is_God]

I'd take Hossa over all the players except maybe Lidstrom on your second list.

Tampa needs a goalie, right?

TB signed Sean Burke for 1 year, 1.6 mill

[Halladay_is_God]

heatley signs for 3yr 13.5 mill

[realmofotalk]

If Heatley signed for only 13.5 mill, then you have to wonder why Atlanta traded Heatley, who's younger, cheaper, and has a bigger upside than Hossa, even though it cost the Senators its franchise player.

[Halladay_is_God]

If Heatley signed for only 13.5 mill, then you have to wonder why Atlanta traded Heatley, who's younger, cheaper, and has a bigger upside than Hossa, even though it cost the Senators its franchise player.

Heatley's eye (from puck in the eye in europe) and knee (the synder accident) injuries could have have scared off ATL, also I'm hearing heatley wanted a fresh start else where

[ATLien]

I don't even like hockey, but I am pissed Atlanta traded off Heatley.

[General]

Damn it, Hossa is the man.