50MC's 2009-2010 Fearless Fantasy Forecast: Dany Heatley

Dany Heatley’s ‘09 summer checklist: Get out of Ottawa Lay low all summer Exercise No-Trade Clause Get out of Ottawa Mow the lawn Although Heatley’s lawn has grown to unbelievable proportions, he is going, going back, back to Cali. Heatley may not have been there before, but he’s there now, and you get the point. Specifically, San Jose. In this trade, Heatley got everything he wanted. The main thing was getting out of Ottawa. He is now in a pretty good hockey market, but not a crazed hockey market (like in Canada) where the fans will allow him to perform and be a citizen of San Jose who plays professional hockey. He also inherits the most prolific passer in this generation in Joe Thornton. Thornton has the most points in the NHL since the lockout—424—of those points, 316 of them are assists. Thornton, Heatley and Patrick Marleau were put on a line together by Team Canada and Detroit Red Wings Head Coach, Mike Babcock at the Olympic Orientation ...