Hall signing a much-needed win for Sabres, Dubas: Top pairing D-man Brodie was on Leafs’ radar ‘for a long time’, Dubas confirms Leafs have talked to Pietrangelo’s camp, Jason Spezza Dany Heatley Daniel Alfredsson Ottawa Senators. Caught off guard and upset about the move, inconsistency quickly became a recurring issue. When Konopka was waived by the Wild in 2013-14, he was claimed by the Buffalo Sabres and played out the season there. ", Spezza: The pizza line had chemistry you couldn't teach, The All-Time 7: TSN's Ottawa Senators All-Time Team. The last report was that he was nearing a deal to continue his hockey career in Finland with the Lahti Pelicans of SM-Liiga. He signed a six-year deal with a team he thought would continue to compete at the level of the 2007 playoff run, then all of a sudden the team’s entire direction shifted. Originally drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers second overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, he won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the National Hockey League (NHL) rookie of the year in 2002. Cult/Star player for Calgary Canucks . eval(ez_write_tag([[580,400],'thehockeywriters_com-leader-1','ezslot_1',656,'0','0']));Most recently, Konopka was featured in the movie Ice Guardians, a film about the role of the enforcer through the history of hockey. "I hadn't played much with Alfie before - Todd White kinda played with Alfie in my early years," Spezza said. "But when Heater came [in a trade with the Atlanta Thrashers], I'm not sure when exactly it happened or how it happened, but I'm sure it's kinda something that happened throughout a game that we got thrown together, probably trying to play catch-up on a night. Will the NHL even care if he does? He’s still pursuing $11 million in damages from his former agent Stacey McAlpine. He was painted as an arrogant and selfish player, ungrateful for everything the Sens had done for his career. Brendan Gallagher Signs Six-Year Extension with the Montreal Canadiens, Time for Oilers’ Puljujarvi to Turn Promise into Performance, Rangers Fall Into Pitfall Of Veteran Presence, Again, Maple Leafs News & Rumors: What Joe Thornton Would Bring to the Team, Flames & Treliving Take a Gamble on Tanev, Oilers News & Rumors: Markstrom, Barrie, Nugent-Hopkins, Condors…, Ranking Every Calder Trophy Winner Since 2005, Prospects News & Rumors: Stützle, Ponomaryov & Wisdom, NHL Rumors: Canadiens, Golden Knights, Oilers, Lightning, More. When Heatley was asked to give a reason for his demands, his response was that he wasn’t satisfied with the role given to him by at-the-time head coach Cory Clouston. Toronto Maple Leafs centre Jason Spezza joined Ian Mendes and Lee Versage on TSN Radio 1200 Ottawa's The Drive after being included in TSN's … of Wisconsin . We don’t know what Heater is up to right now. He entered rehab where he dealt with his lingering issues. Heatley left the Senators under acrimonious circumstances in a 2009 trade with the San Jose Sharks. By Kirby Horgan January 11th, 2017. "We had great chemistry as linemates.