private DataNodeIdentifier pickHeaviestLoad(DataNodeIdentifier otherNode) {
    DataNodeIdentifier replacementNode = null;

    PriorityBlockingQueue<DataNodeStatusPair> invertedStatusQueue =
        new PriorityBlockingQueue<DataNodeStatusPair>(
            datanodeStatuses.size(),
            new Comparator<DataNodeStatusPair>() {
              public int compare(DataNodeStatusPair a, DataNodeStatusPair b) {
                return -1 * a.compareTo(b);
              }
            });

    for (DataNodeStatusPair each : datanodeStatuses) {
      invertedStatusQueue.put(each);
    }

    while (replacementNode == null) {
      DataNodeStatusPair next = invertedStatusQueue.poll();
      DataNodeIdentifier nextId = next.getIdentifier();
      if (!nextId.equals(otherNode)) {
        replacementNode = nextId;
      }
    }

    return replacementNode;
  }