Dany Heatley Traded to San Jose, Really

After a lot of drama, a failed trade attempt to Edmonton, a bizarre conference call that answered absolutely nothing, and several reports (quickly greeted with denials), disgruntled forward Dany Heatley has finally been traded by the Ottawa Senators. Heatley, along with a fifth-round draft pick, was traded to the San Jose Sharks on Saturday in exchange for forwards Milan Michalek and Jonathan Cheechoo, as well as a second-round draft pick.

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The trade comes just two days after a report surfaced from ESPN that had Heatley going to San Jose as part of a three-team deal, a report that was quickly denied by Sharks general manager Doug Wilson.

Heatley, a two-time 50-goal scorer, joins a San Jose club that is coming off another disappointing exit in the Stanley Cup playoffs, losing in six games to the No. 8-seeded Anaheim Ducks.

As for the Senators, they receive the 24-year-old Michalek, a former top-six pick who has developed into a steady 25-goal, 55-point performer over the past three seasons and is a strong two-way player. Cheechoo, 29, registered a career-high 56 goals during the 2005-06 season, but has failed to approach those numbers in the following seasons, scoring 37, 23 and 12 over the next three seasons.

More on this blockbuster trade throughout the day.