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The gloves are off, and it's personal.

It'd be a lot easier to take it the Ottawa Senators weren't trying to fight their way out of the basement of the NHL, but Dany Heatley's decision to bolt on the fanbase that embraced him after the horrible Dan Snyder strategy for still reasons unknown was a spit in the face for Ottawa. It seems a lot longer, but it's been just over a year since he was traded. And finally Senators fans will have a chance to vent.

You could make the argument that this trade, with all due respect to Milan Michalek, probably set back this franchise a few years. As much as people complained while he was around that Mr. Heatley was "slow" and wasn't a fan of playing defense, bottom line is he could put the puck in the net, a skill that's probably 95% genetic. You either got it or you don't, and as the Senators are finding out now, goal-scorers aren't growing on trees.

What'd I'd give to have a winger for Spezza to feed to now.

Anyway, I'll be at the game tonight, threatening to launch tomatoes or lemons depending what's on sale at the grocery store today...yeah, that's an empty threat. But he's going to hear it from me. He gave SBP one of the biggest screwjobs in history, and no one gets away with that without getting an earful!!! In the meantime, for old time's sake, let's revisit Hitler's reaction to Heatley's refusal to go to Edmonton.