NHL Hot Stove Staff
Just as everyone was getting comfortable and ready for bed, the Minnesota Wild and San Jose Sharks turn up the volume with a massive trade. Sending Sharks forward Dany Heatley to the Wild for Martin Havlat.
According to TSN insider Bob McKenzie, who graciously made us aware of the deal while on vacation, the deal is official and will see a swap of former super stars.
The Sharks are essentially swapping a goal scorer in Heatley for a similar player in Havlat, who has seemed to have kicked the injury bug playing in 70-plus games the last three seasons. This past season Havlat scored 22 goals for 62 points in 78 games.
Never having true success in San Jose, Heatley will now play for his third NHL club. This past season Heatley scored 26 goals for 64 points in 80 games.
Clearly both teams contingents are comfortable with each other after dealing Devin Setoguchi for Brent Burns last week. It will be interesting to see which team actually wins this trade. As both play...
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