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July 03 2009 NHL Rumors

The Senators might not let Dany Heatley take the money and run after he turned down a deal to join the Edmonton Oilers. While owner Eugene Melnyk, who paid a $4-million US bonus to the unhappy star, hasn't indicated he'll take any legal action, the Senators have talked about their options with NHL headquarters in New York. The Senators say they'd been given permission by Heatley's agents, Stacey McAlpine and J.P. Barry, to make a deal with the Oilers. Edmonton wasn't on the list of eight to 10 preferred desintations submitted by the agents, but GM Bryan Murray said he wouldn't pursue a deal without permission from the Heatley camp, which he claims he received.

Chuck Fletcher still has a few players in his sights, including center Saku Koivu, but if none of those deals materializes, the Wild might be done with free agency. The addition of Koivu would make that flexibility less important because he would give the Wild four legitimate centers: Koivu, his brother Mikko, Eric Belanger and James Sheppard. That's something the Wild haven't had since Wes Walz retired.

The video was delivered to Marian Gaborik's house in Slovakia at about 6 p.m., or noon in the Eastern United States on Wednesday, when the NHL free-agent market window opened. The fleet sniper, who had been the leading scorer in the history of the Minnesota Wild, did not get a contract offer from his former team, and the Rangers were prepared. The promotional video prepared specifically for the 27-year-old included highlights of his career, clips from games at Madison Square Garden and testimonials from players on how fabulous it is to play in New York. "I watched it right away and it was unbelievable," Gaborik said yesterday, less than 24 hours after he agreed to a five-year, $37.5-million offer - with a limited no-trade clause - that will make him the team's No. 1 right wing.

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