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[HopeydaFish]

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[There was a hue and cry to trade him after he got suspended for kicking Hal Gill.

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In a preseason game, no less.

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It didn't happen in the pre-season. It happened early in the season, but it wasn't the pre-season. The Sens had started out the season on a tear (9-0, I believe), and then Havlat went and got himself suspended for 5 games. The Sens went 3-2 in the games that Havlat missed and he was blamed for the two losses. With Havlat in the lineup, the Sens have two scoring lines, without him, they only have one big line and 3 mediocre lines.