Written by Graeme Nichols | 08 July 2009

"A lot of this is not driven by the individuals," Melnyk said in an interview on the Fan 590. "Hockey people know who I am talking about. ... Ninety-nine per cent of the players you speak to are good people. They work in a community. They work hard. They want to score and they want to win, but there are other influences in their lives, and you've got to grin and bear it. It's going to happen. You always wish it didn't, but you may as well click your heels three times and want to go to Kansas in the Wizard of Oz if you don't believe it's going to happen to you." ~ Courtesy, The Ottawa Citizen

Great job Eugene. Let's spin the blame off of Heatley and onto his representation or potentially his significant other. Considering Heatley's surrounding by people like Tom Molloy, when Melnyk says "Hockey people know who I am talking about..." he could be referring to anybody. It doesn't however, explain why Cory Clouston was thrown under the bus by Heatley's camp.

“Ottawa is a pretty good team that has a chance to win the Stanley Cup,” the flashy Russian star said in a conference call from Russia Tuesday, when asked about why he chose to sign a two-year, $10 million U.S. deal here on Monday.

“I think I can bring something that was missing to help the team be competitive for the Stanley Cup. They have always had one really good line, year after year, but I think, maybe, I can be part of creating two or three good lines (so the team can be more) successful in the playoffs. I’m not a big believer that one line can do all the damage.” ~ Alex Kovalev, courtesy of The Ottawa Citizen

He thinks Ottawa's a Cup contender and that a balanced lineup helps to facilitate a more competitive team? He realizes that Heatley should be shown the door right? How can Kovalev be so right and so mislead at the same time? Because he's the "Enigma".

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