[moxie]

Yeah, that's rough for the Oilers' players for sure. They are not only exposed as trade bait, but they are being kicked off a team that is on the ups for a team in the middle of a swan dive. On top of that, Heatley screwed both teams out of Free-Agency.

It is surprising to read some of the stuff that JP Barry is saying about the situation. He represents a lot of players around the league, and deals with many GMs on a day to day. He might be screwing himself over in future deliberations with his other contracts. Some players may even decide to find a new agent. He used to represent Ray Emery. I know that he still represents Alfredsson, Sundin, the Sedins, etc. His mandate here is basically to have Heatley moved for 10 cents on the dollar.

The only way Heatley will be welcomed back into the dressing room is if he donates the $4M he got on July 1 to a local charity like CHEO/Rogers House.

A side note, Chris Neil was taking some nice jabs at Heater in an interview yesterday. I'll try to find the article. It will be good to see Chris wearing Heatley's "A" this year.