HockeyWooot
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Good pickup. Heinen is a quality utility player that has demonstrated offensive output from a. Depth position.
Confirmed with Link: Canucks sign F Danton Heinen to 2-Year, $2.25M AAV Contract
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Slowly but surely, the Canucks are beefing up their bottom six. Heinen and Sherwood are significant upgrades over Lafferty, Di Guiseppe and even Aman.
Canucks just became a lot harder team to play against.
Canucks just became a lot harder team to play against.
lawrence
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Danton Heinen is really a feel-good story......attended training camp last season with the Bruins on a PTO, and showed enough to earn a one-year deal at the league minimum.
And he turned that opportunity into a 17-goal season, and a two year deal from the Canucks. You have to feel good for the local kid who played his minor hockey in the Lower Mainland.
And he turned that opportunity into a 17-goal season, and a two year deal from the Canucks. You have to feel good for the local kid who played his minor hockey in the Lower Mainland.
Shareefruck
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What do you mean by "even Aman"? Aman's probably the weakest of the three, IMO.
kanucks25
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Best signing out of our bunch, at least when it comes to value.
Has the potential to put up 20+20 while playing a good all-around game which is excellent for 2.25M in today's climate.
Has the potential to put up 20+20 while playing a good all-around game which is excellent for 2.25M in today's climate.
Bruins fan coning in peace.
I wanted the Bs to sign Heinen. He is a smart player who is very versatile. You can play him on any line, and he will make the players look good. Pasta liked playing with him. He is good on special teams.
Danton gets along well with his teammates (My ST in Boston are right next to the bench) and the coaches all liked him.
Except against Boston I wish him well.
I wanted the Bs to sign Heinen. He is a smart player who is very versatile. You can play him on any line, and he will make the players look good. Pasta liked playing with him. He is good on special teams.
Danton gets along well with his teammates (My ST in Boston are right next to the bench) and the coaches all liked him.
Except against Boston I wish him well.
Slapshot_11
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DL44
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Came to post my memory of this as well... lol..
Back in the day comparisons. I just remember Heinen as a bland player without any standout role/niche in the game.... at the time.
^ Hoping this is accurate and not just those things people say because he's a canucks now. ha.
He's bounced around now... seems like a classic Good enough to acquire/not good enough to keep guys. Will wait to see... what he brings, how he fits..
I've been like the most vocal person here about wanting to add Heinen.
It's not because the Canucks' just signed him.
Any word on whether Quinn is giving up #43 for Heinen?
Bleach Clean
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Recently, or since the Heinen for Virtanen days? (*raises hand*)
Interesting tidbit from Dimitri Filipovic: No one else offered Heinen a contract on day 1 of Free Agency.
Mr. Canucklehead
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The other teams’ loss is our gain. I think he’s going to be a really nice fit here - bit in the Pius Suter mould, moving up and down the lineup as needed.
Bleach Clean
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Yes, I've always liked the player. He will do well.
Ironically, the Canucks holding out for Suter and having PDG in house is why they didn't sign Heinen last year. They wanted to, but prioritized the centre.
EpochLink
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Here's a nice fact about Heinen, just read the daily hive article about him signing here.
He was in the crowd for game 7 in 2011 against Chicago when Burrows scored the OT goal.
Also, signed for less money to come play for the hometown team.
Super cool.
He was in the crowd for game 7 in 2011 against Chicago when Burrows scored the OT goal.
Also, signed for less money to come play for the hometown team.
Super cool.
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strattonius
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He is a quality NHL'er that produces largely based on his deployment.
He can play a bottom 6 checking role or slot in to the top 6 and not look completely lost. At 2.25M it's an excellent gamble.
Not every player on a roster is going to produce consistently throughout the year. That's called a top line fwd and 8M/yr. Seems obvious enough shouldn't have to bring it up but here you are with your aloof pessimism as usual.
I get that he was on a PTO recently but I have a hard time believing that. There wasn't one other team offering him a 1 year $1Mish contract? I suppose teams could have inquired about Heinen and not have made a contract while Canucks were in on him early.
Shareefruck
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What kind of well rounded is he? Suter is more like a Jack of all trades master of none rather than a prototypical defensively strong 3rd line forechecker who can move up the line-up.
Is he closer to the former or the latter?
From the initial descriptions, I was kind of hoping he was more like a wing version of Blueger combined with Suter rather than just Suter.
Is he closer to the former or the latter?
From the initial descriptions, I was kind of hoping he was more like a wing version of Blueger combined with Suter rather than just Suter.
strattonius
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He has good hands and speed and likes to muck it up and score goals from in close. Think poor man's Jake Guentzel. He's not overly physical because he's a bit smaller in stature. A slightly more skilled wing version of Blueger is actually a pretty accurate way to decacribe him.
