Saturday, June 13, 2009

Hossa and Heatley: the NHL's two biggest losers

Raise your hand if you're
an overpaid goal-suck.

Wow, that guy up there is a dick.
What do Dany Heatley and Marian Hossa have in common?

Four things come to mind:
  • They're both in the news this weekend
  • They were once traded for each other
  • They're both losers.



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  1. Quite possibly your best post of the year, DGB. Razor-edged, wickedly insightful and side-splitting hilarious.
    Hats off to you and to the very pleasant surprise of discovering you this fine and interesting year in the NHL.

  2. Who are the 3 players that Leafs drafted that have won the cup?

  3. Well said man. Here's hopin that the whiny little immature brat Heatley gets demoted to the AHL so he can get to ride the buses. And even as a leaf fan i'll call it a good move if heatley gets traded for a bag of pucks. Any team with a self centered snob is not going to win.

  4. @Wakaluk...

    Three that I could find are Grant Marshall, Shawn Thornton and Landon Wilson.

    That was from a quick scan, there may be a couple more.

  5. Interesting read DGB, always look forward to your posts. Keep 'em coming


    Or, he could always come back to Atlanta.

    Oh wait....

    Great post, DGB.

  7. Oh yea, wasn't this the same guy who was "excited about playing in a real hockey town?"


  8. DGB, Freddie Modin also won a cup with Tampa Bay.

    But I think you've otherwise nailed the list since Ottawa's first draft in 1992. 4-0, Leafs.

  9. As was mentioned in the comments of the link.

    Stan Neckar was drafted #29 overall in the 1994 entry draft by the Ottawa Senators and won a cup with Tampa Bay in 2003-2004.

  10. Re: Neckar... he played two games for TB in the playoffs, but not sure if they were in the finals so he may not have his name on the Cup.

    Still, he was on the roster.

  11. According to Wikipedia, Neckar didn't qualify to be listed on the cup, but Tampa asked the NHL for permission and it was granted. So, his name is on the cup.

  12. They put his name on the Cup for playing two games all year?

    Why does the NHL even have that rule?

  13. @ Neckar
    It's lame, so we'll put it aside.

  14. Say what you want about Heatley, but he is a top 10 scorer in the league if not top 5 and if not for the cap hit, any team would be grateful to have him. He's a 50-goal player who is still in his prime, and is currently at a salary level on par with other players of that production grade.

    I haven't read anything outside of editorials stating that Heatley has 'demanded' to be traded, but maybe I'm missing the convention between 'demanding' and 'requesting'.

    I'm a fan of your site, and generally think you've got a great mind for the game and comedy. I just don't get the propaganda and character bashing surrounding a player who is unhappy on his team. If he declared (him, not his manager) he'd sit out the season rather than play, I'd understand, but right now its just seems like his only real failing was in allowing this to become a public matter than within the confines of the organization.

    and LeafFan1989, you come off as a tool.

  15. @El_Gringo...

    I've seen media reports that have called it a "request" and others that have said "demand", but at this point I think that's a distinction without a difference.

    Heatley's people have been pretty clear that he expects to be playing elsewhere next year. There's no reason for Heatley to make any threats of sitting out right now, with the season four months away. But it's fairly clear that Murray had no intention of dealing Heatley, and now he's going to have to.

    And you're right that we've been hearing from Heatley's management so far instead of the man himself. I think that his refusal to address this publicly is just more evidence of the type of player we're dealing with here.

  16. I don't understand why people bash Europeans for only caring about the World Cup/Olympics... and now when a guy shows he wants to do what it takes to win the Stanley Cup they bash him.

    Just doesn't make sense to me. (BTW, I am neither a Pens or Wings fan)

  17. So, Heatley to Carolina (and Paul Maurice) for Samsonov, the rights to Jokinen, and a first?

  18. awesome post again, much enjoyed.

  19. Funny, you'd think Heatley would be better at crashing the net.

    Or be good as a penalty killer.

    Although he doesn't know how to get out of a losing skid.

    Are there any hockey phrases that involve the phrase "vehicular manslaughter" because I'm all punned out.

  20. A little filler material for El Gringo.



  22. Alright. I'm a Sens fan and run a Sens blog. Well, since April its been more like an NHL blog.

    At any rate, I like your blog and think your writing is pretty funny. And I agree with you that Heatley's trade could very well impact Hossa's UFA summer.

    You are harsh to Sens fans... though we may merit some of it. A little, maybe. Anyways, strong blogs!

  23. I'm not sure that Hossa's lack of a cup ring is particularly interesting, given that:

    - one of the teams (Pittsburgh) had just won the cup, so all its players have rings
    - the other team (Detroit) won the cup last year, so all its returning players have rings

    So that pretty much just leaves the new guys for Detroit. And it's a short list... astounding!