Dany Heatley (Not Quite) Traded to Edmonton for Cogliano, Penner and Smid

Dustin Penner- 4.25 mil 37 pts
Ladslav Smid – .725 mil 11 pts >>><<< Dany Heatley 72 pts – 7.5 mil
Cogs – .85 mil 38 pts

I think this is a decent trade for edmonton, certainly better for the Oil than the Sens. The Sens could get lucky with Cogliano, but he didn’t really have a spectacular season. The lack of decent play is a theme amongst all the players in this deal, with Heatley having a bit of a bum year, Penner being a bust since he went to Edmonton, and Smid…. well he still hasn’t had a goal. I also think Smid made many poor choices last year on the blue line. The highlight of the deal is unloading Penner, with the downside being giving up Cogliano, but the addition of Heatley should make the first line a force.

Hemesky is a quarterback, and Heatley is a Trigger man, Even if Horcoff plays with them They should dominate. The oilers now need to focus on unloading Horcoff and Nilsson and signing Kotalik and I think their playoff missing days are a thing of the past.

True, but he’s a third line offensively, and when you add that together I don’t see 3.6 million.

I think he needs to prove that it wasn’t a cinderella year for him ( The point per game year). If you watch his goals from this year back to back, They’re almost all the same shot. I’m not against set plays, but the difference between A guy like Horcs and what I want in a first liner is some versatility in scoring ability. Don’t get me wrong…. I do like his defensive play and his two way effort, I just don’t see a 3.6 million dollar player in him. Maybe he’ll earn it this year, who knows. If THIS deal goes through, which it should tomorrow sometime, Horcoff will likely have his best season yet.

I suppose technically he did.