Aftermath: Which team is going to win the Dany Heatley trade?

One of the key quotes in the aftermath of the Dany Heatley(notes) trade to the San Jose Sharks this weekend was from Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk to GM Bryan Murray: "If this is a deal you feel will make our team better or make the room better -- do it."Does flipping Heatley and a fifth for Milan Michalek(notes), Jonathan Cheechoo(notes) and a second-round pick make the Senators a better team? Michalek offers tantalizing hints of offensive dominance and frequent bouts of invisibility; in other words, he's a quintessential supporting player for Ottawa. Cheechoo's the one who will determine if the Senators are better on the ice, because there's a vocal minority that's convinced he can recapture the magic from 2005-07 with a change of scenery and/or linemates; that is, if he isn't the overpaid flash-in-the-pan many more consider he'll be for the duration of his NHL tenure. Does trading Heatley to San Jose make Ottawa better "in the room?&qu...