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Howdy and Happy Canada Day! No frowning today, even if Heatley is pulling a Yashin or worse. No news on whether Dany has woken up yet...I guess when he does he will find a deal from the Oilers for Penner, Cogliano and Smid (same as yesterday) and maybe a deal with the Rangers for Dubinsky, Staal and various other spare parts which will make the Senators a much worse team than the EDM deal. So as we sit and wait on Dany's descision I have to think the NHLPA isn't too pleased. How can any GM give a player a no-movement clause unless you're an Iginla-like player...a player with a high skill set and high moral fibre. This no-movement clause thing was all the rage a few seasons back. Now any GM that gives one out should have a fanbase asking a million questions why he/she did it. While I don't blame Muckler for giving it, in the future players with criminal records shouldn't be given these clauses. If you can't be trusted with a car, you shouldn't be trusted...
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