In another case of their "sources say" reporting (remember how that's worked out for them before with Kobe Bryant's trade demands and the every-step-you-take reporting of Brent Favre's "retirement"?), ESPN is claiming that John Buccigross has been informed that Heater is on his way to San Jose as part of a three team deal involving the Senators, the Sharks and the Kings.
The Kings will get the I-have-less-emotion-than-Chuck-Norris ex-Shark captain Patrick Marleau, and send Jarret Stoll and Alexander Frolov to Ottawa.
Not a bad move for the Sharks and Sens, if you ask me. The Sharks get a dynamo forward in exchange for a part of their team they've been unsure about for a while, and the Sens get some desperately needed depth at forward. I really like what Frolov has done in that dump of a franchise in LA, he has a very promising future indeed. As for Marleau, well... learn to swim learn to swim learn to swim.
The only thing I truly hate about this deal: I now have more, not fewer reasons to put my hatred of the Sharks on hold.
Edit: *Sigh* The moment I post this, espn updates it with a full denial by both Bryan Murray and Doug Wilson. Way to report rumors (again), ESPN.
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