Sharks trade Heatley to Wild for Havlat

[leaffan]

Heatley is slow, has terrible balance, and was the 4th or 5th best sniper on the Sharks last season. He is getting worse each year and he was the highest paid player on the team.

Havlat is a proven playoff player, has proven to be durable the last 3 seasons, can create his own space and has elite speed. He is exactly what the Sharks need.

So yeah, very happy.

lol wut?

Havlats a proven playoff player...

[Guest]

This move was purely cap related. One of the things that hurt Heatley was the fact that he came in and everyone expected him to be a savior. When the Sharks didn't do much better when he came on board (or deeper into the playoffs) he struggled, both mentally and with his play.

Both players needed a fresh start, but lets not get ahead of ourselves and think Havlat is as good as Heatley. San Jose needed to clear cap space, nothing more, and from that perspective, its a good deal for them and works. I think this trade will work out for the Wild as well- pairing Heatley with Koivu is a shrewd move and should energize the fanbase in Minnesota.

[Ravin]

So then when the Sharks get knocked out again next year, who is the next scapegoat? I'm putting LA ahead of San Jose right now for next season. Adding Richards and Gagne to a fairly solid line up, and giving up Simmonds, then just seem to be going the better direction.

[killgod]

Heatley has statistically been worse in the playoffs than Havlat. They both are around .8PPG for the playoffs but Havlat's got more goals. I'd probably chalk up many of Heatley's assists to playing on top lines getting secondary assists (as he did so well this past playoff). He's supposed to be the better player, but certainly hasn't been.

He comes cheaper and can be moved again as he has no NMC/NTC whatsoever, putting the Sharks in control of the asset.

Heatley isn't being used as a scapegoat you donk. He didn't fit that team and wasn't worth the money. It's not rocket science, the guy was paid 7.5M to play on a checking line because he's not doiing enough to play in the top 6 on this team.

They added Brent Burns but are going the wrong way? lol. Stick to the concussion watch cause this makes no sense.

[leaffan]

Heatley has statistically been worse in the playoffs than Havlat. They both are around .8PPG for the playoffs but Havlat's got more goals. I'd probably chalk up many of Heatley's assists to playing on top lines getting secondary assists (as he did so well this past playoff). He's supposed to be the better player, but certainly hasn't been.

He comes cheaper and can be moved again as he has no NMC/NTC whatsoever, putting the Sharks in control of the asset.

Heatley isn't being used as a scapegoat you donk. He didn't fit that team and wasn't worth the money. It's not rocket science, the guy was paid 7.5M to play on a checking line because he's not doiing enough to play in the top 6 on this team.

They added Brent Burns but are going the wrong way? lol. Stick to the concussion watch cause this makes no sense.

By reading all the other shark fans comments they all made it sound like they think it's heatley that was problem which I still constantly laugh at since its been painfully obvious what the issues have been.

I will say its been a while where I've seen it that both teams are happy they traded away a certain player.

Minnesota is hopping right now which is nice to see.

[Ravin]

I never said the sharks were going the wrong way, I said LA was going in a better direction.

I just look at it this way. Sharks have been to the Western Conference finals past two years and lost. Does adding Burns and Havlet and moving Seto and Heater = Cup Finals...and does adding those two beat out what everyone else has done in the West. Because basically that is what it comes down to. This isn't like they are building or trying to make the playoffs. They are trying to make the cup finals and anything less has got to be a failure after two seasons on being that close. And I just don't think those two are going to be the "holy grails" of the Sharks to climb into the cup finals.

[Tailback U]

I really wonder how much of Heatley most of you guys saw. He is painfully slow and falls down about 5-10 times a game. He is just as bad as Havlat defensively, if not worse.

Not saying Havlat is better at all, just saying he fits the Sharks much better. Heatley couldn't create anything for himself, 90% of his goals were from rebounds or just sitting in front of the net. And for the millionth time, this enables the Sharks to resign Couture and Burns.

I really think the Sharks have gotten a lot better by adding Burns.

[Boss AZ]

I really wonder how much of Heatley most of you guys saw. He is painfully slow and falls down about 5-10 times a game. He is just as bad as Havlat defensively, if not worse.

Not saying Havlat is better at all, just saying he fits the Sharks much better. Heatley couldn't create anything for himself, 90% of his goals were from rebounds or just sitting in front of the net. And for the millionth time, this enables the Sharks to resign Couture and Burns.

I really think the Sharks have gotten a lot better by adding Burns.

What Sens fans were trying to tell Sharks fans after the trade but they insisted that he would get 60-70 goals a season. :rolling:

[Tailback U]

To his credit, he had 39 his first season and 26 in his second. He was also leading the Sharks with about 20 before he broke his hand around midseason, his pace really slowed down after that. I don't think I heard a single person say he's going to get 60-70, but I did think he'd be a 40 goal scorer considering that's what he did in Ottawa 4 years in a row.

He should put up better numbers in Minnesota because he'll be able to play more freely and do whatever he wants.

[leaffan]

To his credit, he had 39 his first season and 26 in his second. He was also leading the Sharks with about 20 before he broke his hand around midseason, his pace really slowed down after that. I don't think I heard a single person say he's going to get 60-70, but I did think he'd be a 40 goal scorer considering that's what he did in Ottawa 4 years in a row.

He should put up better numbers in Minnesota because he'll be able to play more freely and do whatever he wants.

And he'll hopefully have a season where he's not injury free.

His decline in production this year was pretty much attributed with playing with nagging injuries all season.

[Tailback U]

O RLY?