Very funny story out of the Kelowna Daily Courier today:
http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/stories.php?id=199318
Heatley seen, but not heard
By Larry Fisher
Friday, July 17, 2009
A definite maybe.
That‘s been Dany Heatley‘s response to a few questions as of late.
The obvious being Ottawa Senators general manager Bryan Murray asking him to waive his no-trade clause to join the Edmonton Oilers in late June, a deal that would have landed the Senators a package of forwards Dustin Penner and Andrew Cogliano as well as defenceman Ladislav Smid in return.
Heatley, who requested a trade out of the nation‘s capital the previous week, had until midnight on July 1 to accept or refuse the trade, but instead let the deadline pass without comment.
Fast forward a few weeks, and Heatley still isn‘t talking.
Not to teammates, at least not captain Daniel Alfredsson, and not to the media.
Not by phone and not in person.
Several calls from media to the Senators sniper have gone unanswered, with messages not returned.
Desperate times call for desperate measures, and, in this case, a Tuesday afternoon visit to Heatley‘s
off-season home on Okanagan Lake in West Kelowna.
A long and winding road to get there – not knowing whether he‘d be home or whether he‘d agree to an interview – it was certainly worth a shot.
Upon arriving, the back gate was open and seemingly welcoming. A portable basketball net was visible from the top of a downhill driveway, and a nice ski boat was docked just feet from the front yard. Fittingly, the 28-year-old former 50-goal scorer answered the door of his multi-million-dollar pad adorned in board shorts, a golf shirt and sunglasses.
Then came the questions: Dany, I‘m so and so from The Daily Courier, was hoping I could shoot the breeze on some hockey stuff with you?
“Not right now, man. Sorry, I‘m just about to take off, actually,” said Heatley, pleasant but clearly surprised to see a reporter standing there.
OK, fair enough, could we set something up for later on, maybe later in the week or next week?
“You know what, I‘ll take your card and I‘ll give you a call or have someone give you a call. We‘ll be in touch.”
And so ended a rather anticlimactic encounter.
It didn‘t end with a flat out no, but by no means was it a guaranteed yes. More like a definite maybe, a response Steve Tambellini and the Oilers can relate to.
That proposed deal isn‘t dead, according to various reports, nor is this interview.
Or is it? Stay tuned.
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The only other Heatley news at the moment is Heatley will be in Ottawa for Spezza's wedding and that should cause quite the media scrum and public gathering.
I don't think its proper for me to post when and where it is, but if you're really interested in see Heatley back in town, you'll be able to find out.
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For those of you who have followed these blogs on a semi-regular basis, you'll know I don't cover Bingo news often.
But because I got a very odd and somewhat ridiculous e-mail last night from "someone" berating me for not posting Bingo info, so today here's the latest Bingo news if you haven't read it already.
Bingo's new head coach was announced today.
Don Nachbaur of the Tri-City Americans will be the head coach next season.
Bingo has also signed Goalie flop Andy Chiodo.
For those that don't know Andy was drafted 166th overall in 2001 by the Islanders, then re-drafted again 199th by Pittsburgh in 2003.
He has always had borderline average numbers playing in the AHL/ECHL and slightly worse numbers in Europe.
Thanks to Mike Sharp for breaking the both stories - the head coach scoop, and the initial press conference.
http://www.pressconnects.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=PluckPersona&plckPersonaPage=PersonaBlog&plckUserId=35113aac4c7a458894ac4bec54d9f136&U=35113aac4c7a458894ac4bec54d9f136&sid=sitelife.pressconnects.com
(it’s a long url)
I apologize for the very brief blog, but there just isn't anything out there at the moment.
Mark Christopher
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