Dear Marty Havlat,....Shut Up!

During his tenure with the Hawks, I was a huge fan of Marty Havlat. He was a great player in his three years with the Hawks and was an integral part of the playoff run this past year.

But really Marty, it's time to shut the hell up. For those who don't know, Havlat was a free agent this offseason, the Hawks elected not to re-sign him, signing ex-Red Wing Marian Hossa instead. Havlat has since signed with the Minnesota Wild.

The former Hawks winger, like many other celebrities and athletes, has become more or less obsessed with twitter. He has found it to be the perfect medium to rip the Hawks organization. Here is just a little taste of what he has said...

July 1st: "Excited to be in Minny where I was welcomed and appreciated by management. The real story about what happened in Chicago to come out."

July 1st: "There's something to be said for loyalty and honor."

July 14th: "As I said before, I didn't leave Chicago, it left me."

He then went on to tell the Canadian TSN.com that Hawks President John McDonough fired former GM Dale Tallon because McDonough was jealous that Tallon was receiving all the credit for turning the Hawks from a last place team to a legitimate Stanley Cup contender.

It's time for Havlat to move on and stop being bitter about his breakup with the Hawks. He is a part of the Minnesota Wild now, and that should be his focus. There was no way that the Blackhawks were going to re-sign him, he was an oft-injured player and Marian Hossa is clearly a better player than him.

I'm going to leave readers with one of my favorite shots of the 2009 NHL Playoffs. This is how I'm going to remember Marty Havlat.