The San Jose Sharks won the Dany Heatley lottery as the team acquired the left wing from the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.
In exchange for the 28-year-old All-Star, the team sent right wing Jonathan Cheechoo and left wing Milan Michalek along with San Jose's second-round pick in the 2010 draft to Ottawa. San Jose also got a fifth-round pick in the 2010 draft from Ottawa.
On the opening day of training camp, Ottawa shipped out the unhappy winger as he felt he wasn't being used properly on the team. He had earlier refused to waive his no-trade clause in a possible deal to Edmonton.
A dazzling offensive talent, Heatley has twice eclipsed the 100-point plateau in his seven-year career.
Last season, he finished 10th in the league in goals with 39 and added 33 assists while playing in all 82 games. However, the point total was his lowest since the 2003-04 season when he totaled just 25 points in 31 games due to injuries he sustained in a traffic accident that killed his then Atlanta teammate, Dan Snyder.
In his career, the second overall pick of the 2000 draft has appeared in 507 games with Atlanta and Ottawa and has 260 goals and 283 assists. He won the Calder Trophy in 2002 and has been voted into five All-Star games.
Cheechoo is a six-year veteran and has played all 440 NHL games with the Sharks. He has 165 goals and 126 assists during that time.
His best season came during the 2005-06 campaign when he set career highs in points (93), goals (56) and assists (37).
Michalek has played all five of his NHL seasons with San Jose. Over 317 games he has 91 goals and 123 assists.
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