This Is Why You Suck: My Open Letter To Dany Heatley

I still remember that Tuesday afternoon in late august when word broke late in the day the Ottawa Senators traded for you. I had just left my office and was going to Guelph for the evening and spent the entire ride listening to the trade being broken down on my radio. It was earlier that afternoon when Ottawa made news with the re-signing of "star player" Marian Hossa only to turn around and trade him to Atlanta in exchange for you. That moment symbolized a turning point in Senators franchise history. It was the transition from an organization that slowly built through the draft and prospect development to one that was on the verge of something big. An organization that was no longer willing to wait. An organization, that for the first time in their history had a superstar player. Remember, at the time of the trade Spezza was still an unproven asset coming out of the lockout, particularily after being returned to junior twice in his young career. Chara, beyond his size, wa...