Rangers going hard at Heatley

Howdy from Ottawa. Late night news for the hockey fans who can't sleep...and a few NHL agents. The New York Rangers are in talks with the Toronto Maple Leafs (as first reported by Steve Zipay of Newsweek) about a possible Nikolai Zherdev for Ian White and Lee Stempniak. This potential move clears cap space for the Rangers who then could pursue Dany Heatley. I said last week the Rangers were back in the Heatley hunt and this rumour reaffirms it. Potential players coming back to Ottawa from the Rangers are Brandon Dubinsky, Bobby Sanguinetti, Marc Stall, Evgeny Grachev, Tom Pyatt and maybe even Ryan Callahan. Needless to say from the above mentioned players the Senators won't be getting back the two top-six forwards Bryan Murray wanted in a Heatley package. But with NYR being able to move money and the harsh reality that Heatley has to be dealt BEFORE training camp in Ottawa, this deal could get done soon. Other suitors like San Jose need to deal with Montreal first before ...