Courtesy of Faceoff.com:



Senators file grievance against Heatley

"OTTAWA - The current battle between Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk and superstar Dany Heatley could set the emotional level for the National Hockey League's next round of contract talks.

The NHL has served the NHL Players' Association a grievance over a $4-million US signing bonus Melnyk had to pay Heatley on July 1 after the disgruntled forward refused a trade to the Edmonton Oilers.

Melnyk wants his money back. He thinks Heatley should have accepted the trade.

Heatley, who demanded a trade, had a no-movement clause in his contract, which did give him the right to veto a trade. Melnyk might be stuck by the very contract he approved for Heatley.

However, at the time the possibility of a grievance was first raised in early July, NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said there are "strong grounds upon which a claim can be pursued. The Ottawa franchise believes it has been damaged."

...Give it up, already.

Well no one wants to lose 4 Million dollars.

I say he has every right to get that money back.

Micheal Vick lost his signing bonuses when he went to jail, Heatley should not have accepted his for not being on the team anymore.

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Well, Heatley's contract stipulated a bonus, whether Ottawa paid it, or the team he would eventually be traded to paid it.

Every team knew to wait until after the cut-off date, so they wouldn't have to shoulder the extra $4 mil...Even the Edmonton trade was iffy at best, as the bonus would have made Heatley a bit less desirable.

Odds are the Oil would have dragged their feet until after the deadline, before consummating the signing.

Perhaps Ottawa should chase San Jose for the money?

Ottawa's Bryan Murray, in all his infinite wisdom, willingly agreed to the terms with Heatley two seasons ago...No one forced him to sign, and if the Senators got saddled with that kick in the wallet, it was by their own hand.

Sour grapes, methinks.

ottawa is out of luck. it was in the contract that both parties signed.



Sky, going to jail and going to another team are to completely different things.

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More Possible Fallout From The "Heatley Bonus" Situation

...this (and the current NHLPA turmoil) is going to turn into a fiasco that will negatively impact upcoming CBA considerations.

Both ownership AND players need to start honoring the contracts that they willingly sign... And not discard their terms, once they become "inconvenient".

Get ready for the possibility of another extended lockout, if this nonsense isn't cleared up, Pronto.

The only reason Meylnk the crook wants the money back is he needs to pay a lot of money back to scarey people back.

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