tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8123409644010783103.post6675244111576707253..comments2023-10-01T00:06:07.936-10:00Comments on BBO's Place: You Know That It's Bad When A Guy Might Tuck Tail And Return To A Hostile EnvironmentBryanbryoilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463233578735448147noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8123409644010783103.post-4721373632134035502009-07-15T03:38:22.908-10:002009-07-15T03:38:22.908-10:00Well... that is certainly an option and Murray has...Well... that is certainly an option and Murray has even hinted at that I believe. The problem is, he still needs top ice a competitive team, so its a high risk proposition.<br /><br />Should he elect to sit Heatley and the Sens miss the playoffs... Murray would be run out of Ottawa.<br /><br />Would you risk your carreer on this issue, or finally cut teh ties and say "fine... lets get whatever we can get and move on".<br /><br />Its not a great situation either way, but its the spot between the rock and a hard place Murray is in.NBOilerFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11423043729487411938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8123409644010783103.post-81671231154560389972009-07-14T11:17:49.152-10:002009-07-14T11:17:49.152-10:00That's a very good possibility. However if I w...That's a very good possibility. However if I were Murray and I got pennies on the dollar for Heatley, I'd just let him sit. If he doesn't want to return he can forfeit his salary. I see no reason why Murray should have to eat useless salary while dealing away a useful albeit pain in the ass player. However I'm not the one making the calls but that's what I'd do if I were Murray.Bryanbryoilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09463233578735448147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8123409644010783103.post-2382205614230578732009-07-14T09:39:00.883-10:002009-07-14T09:39:00.883-10:00I don't think he'll end up back in Ottawa,...I don't think he'll end up back in Ottawa, and I'm guessing that Heatley doesn't believe so either.<br /><br />What I do believe is that Heatley is waiting out the Oilers and would like nothing more then have teh Oilers pull the offer off the table, so this is the news he is waiting for.<br /><br />This way he can say he never said "no" to the Oilers, plus he is banking on this resulting in Murray having to look seriously at the "next tier" of offers.<br /><br />Heatley and his camp are hoping/assuming that once the Oilers deal is pulled Murray will have no choice to to look at the next best offers, which likely means 2-3 teams all offering similar type deals which are all not as good as the Oilers, thus not as good for the Sens, but better destinations for Heatley.<br /><br />It may backfire, but on.ly if Murray really holds out on Heatley and I don't think he will, and I'm betting neither does the Heatley camp.NBOilerFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11423043729487411938noreply@blogger.com