Dany Heatley a Shark, Jonathan Cheechoo and Milan Michalek Head to Ottawa

By Mark “The Hard Hitter” RitterThe deal that seemingly took a decade to complete is finally official. The Ottawa Senators traded Dany Heatley and a fifth-round pick to the San Jose Sharks for former 56-goal scorer Jonathan Cheechoo (2005-06), Milan Michalek, and a second-round pick in 2010.For Ottawa, it ends a long drawn-out saga that was sure to be a huge distraction at training camp and beyond. Sure, trading a player of Heatley’s talent will hurt, but the alternative of keeping him in Ottawa was never really an option.In Michalek the Senators add a player that can come in and play on Ottawa’s first or second line. Michalek, who is 24 years old, is a tremendous skater and unafraid to play an aggressive, hard-hitting game (he had 92 hits last season). He has scored 23 (2008-09), 24 (2007-08) and 26 (2006-07) goals over the past three seasons in San Jose, which is very consistent, and he is an impressive plus-47 over that same time span.Cheechoo, who is just...