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It’s August already and we’re still talking about Heatley.   Doesn’t it seem like it’s been a year already?  It’s amazing how many rumours and signs we’ve heard in the past couple of months but nothing and I mean NOTHING is happening except for a jinxed deal with Edmonton.

Heatley dug a hole for himself, a huge one.  He is no longer wanted in Ottawa or Edmonton, not even LA.   And SJ doesn’t think he’s worth anything more than Cheechoo.  So what does he do now?  How about starting with opening your mouth eh?  But hey at least we know he’s going to play next year, how do we know this? It’s an Olympic year, and Heatley wants to play alongside Getzlaf and Nash and win that gold medal.  So Sens fans calm down, this isn’t as bad as it sounds. Let’s imagine Heatley comes back to Ottawa and plays absolutely great toguarantee himself an Olympic roster spot. With Kovalev aboard, don’t you think our offense will be lethal?  And if Heatley is still not sold on Clouston after the Olympics, we still win.  His trade value has to go up with his good play and teams getting desperate andwe’re bound to get a better deal.

So before fans start rioting about Heatley coming back they should think about the team.  And the truth is for now the team is better with Heatley on board.  And if you think booing him is a good idea, think again. Hockey fans shouldn’t boo their fans ever!  Ok, maybe if they have Avery on their team but that’s it.  The fact that people have vowed to boo him and make his life miserable if he comes back just reflects bad on us not him.  It gives him a better excuse for asking to leave.  Why should we even boo him if he comes back and wins us games?  He might not have all the character in the world but man does he have one hell of a scoring touch.

That being said, I’m a big advocate of him getting traded.  I think Sens fans have suffered enough from dressing room dramas *cough Emery cough* and we can’t afford any more of them.  Maybe nothing will come out of him coming back but the fact that he won’t answer any of his teammates calls (except Spezza’s) isn’t a good sign.   Good luck with having a smooth comeback buddy.  Either way I don’t see us being as bad as other people are predicting us to be.  Whether we’re with Heatley or without him, we have the tools to be at least a team that can compete against the better teams.  And hey look at the bright side without this whole Heatley debacle we’d have absolutely nothing to talk about this off season.  And let’s hope with all the GM silence, we’ll start predicting next season’s lines pretty soon.

My great idea for Sens fans is, if he comes back we should give him a standing ovation every game.  We should be the loudest when he scores a goal and have his name chanted in all games.  If the guy doesn’t feel like an idiot after all the support he gets, then I’ve lost all hope for him.  This is going to be a fun season for us Sens fans for sure; have faith I can feel it in the air.