Dany "Heater" Heatley Appreciation thread

[Agent Zuuuub]

Best pure goalscorer we've ever had.

Dude was weird, never looked that skilled or fast but just scored.

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[Qward]

Pass

 

[Senscore]

I appreciate 50 in 07 (and 06)

 

[StutzlingAway]

Those were the days. Feels like the organization is trying to shoot good vibes into the franchise to revive it and I'm all for it.

 

[LevelingSolo]

Definitely a great player in his prime,right up there with Ovie and Kovalchuck in terms of goal scorers

Makes me nostalgic for better days

 

[frightenedinmatenum2]

Definitely a great player in his prime,right up there with Ovie and Kovalchuck in terms of goal scorers

Makes me nostalgic for better days

He was a tier below Ovechkin, but so was everybody else. That's not saying anything really. He was basically as good or better than everybody not named Ovechkin as a goal scorer. Which is like saying a player was as good or better than everybody except for Gretzky.

I think people forget or underestimate just where he stacked up against the rest of the league in his time here. We will probably never have another goal scorer as successful as he was during his run here.

To put things in perspective, Brady is a top 25 goal scorer in the league during his last few seasons, it's fantastic and people get pumped about him putting up 30-40ish goals. Heatley was neck in neck with Kovalchuk as the top 2.

 

[Agent Zuuuub]

damn yall remember this team?



press f to pay respects

 

[Agent Zuuuub]

we need to bring those black red and gold jerseys back.

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

Was cool to see him back tonight. DGAF about the past at this point, just feed me that nostalgia.

Should lean in to this and get lots of the old guys coming through. So many names I'd be interested in seeing.

 

[DanyHeatley]

I clapped her

 

[mysens]

Was in a box last night with a few of the alumni, Heater was ripped.

 

[jbeck5]

Pass

No, shoot.

 

[Stylizer1]

 

[Xspyrit]

I would say that Stutzle, Tkachuk and Batherson is pretty high end right now

Stutzle is 16th in NHL scoring
Tkachuk is 20th in NHL scoring
Batherson is 29th in NHL scoring

From 2005-06 to 2008-09, Heatley was 4th, Alfredsson was 6th and Spezza was 10th

The closest you can find from that today is Colorado and Toronto top-3 players but don't think they ever all ranked in the Top-10 in a season.

If our Top-3 forwards all finish in the Top-30 that would be amazing with all the talent there is today but again, we're looking like a one-line team, which is not enough in today's NHL

 

[Golden_Jet]

I always preferred Hossa, but nice ownership is trying to mend fences.

 

[Beech]

I would say that Stutzle, Tkachuk and Batherson is pretty high end right now

Stutzle is 16th in NHL scoring
Tkachuk is 20th in NHL scoring
Batherson is 29th in NHL scoring

From 2005-06 to 2008-09, Heatley was 4th, Alfredsson was 6th and Spezza was 10th

The closest you can find from that today is Colorado and Toronto top-3 players but don't think they ever all ranked in the Top-10 in a season.

If our Top-3 forwards all finish in the Top-30 that would be amazing with all the talent there is today but again, we're looking like a one-line team, which is not enough in today's NHL

It is impossible to replicate the events that took place with the Sens 1995-2001.

A draft that was so successful, we will never see it again. A 7 year period that produced almost 15 top tier players. That meant Alfie. Yashin became Spezza, Hossa became Heatly.

This is virtually impossible today.

 

[OmniSens]

He was my favorite during his time with the Sens.

For those who have been on here long enough, first username was Heatley15

 

[Beech]

I always preferred Hossa, but nice ownership is trying to mend fences.

they had him here for almost 7 years. Ages 19-26. And nothing. Poor playoffs. Even in Atlanta for 3 years, nothing.

For some reason that is difficult to understand, the guy hits 30 and suddenly he is a playoff star. Better playoff numbers than regular season numbers.

 

[bicboi64]

Would've been easier to forgive and forget if we won a championship after acquiring him (the way it was easy for me to get over Vince Carter's situation in Toronto).

He was a quitter, but I also don't have the energy to dislike him anymore.

 

[swiftwin]

 

[ColinM]

Should lean in to this and get lots of the old guys coming through. So many names I'd be interested in seeing.

I wonder if Hossa or Chara would be interested in a tribute night

Would've been easier to forgive and forget if we won a championship after acquiring him (the way it was easy for me to get over Vince Carter's situation in Toronto).

He was a quitter, but I also don't have the energy to dislike him anymore.

Agreed. I was pissed when he wanted a trade, however knowing what we know now I feel differently. At some point it's not worth holding on your grudges.

 

[dumbdick]

He's the sens' pete rose. We just need time.

 

[Dionysus]

He just put up points. Everything he did had the intention of leading to goals. His IQ, shot, and touch really made that line click. Made the Sens a different team. Burned bright while he was here. Good memories of those seasons. Thanks Heater!

 

[Micklebot]

Would've been easier to forgive and forget if we won a championship after acquiring him (the way it was easy for me to get over Vince Carter's situation in Toronto).

He was a quitter, but I also don't have the energy to dislike him anymore.

I'm confused, I don't follow basketball, but it was 15 years after Carter left toronto that they won a championship, not sure how those were at all related. Kawhi Leonard leaving seems like more of the parallel, where you can forgive Leonard more easily because he did bring home a championship first...

 

[Answer]

Best pure goalscorer we've ever had.

Dude was weird, never looked that skilled or fast but just scored.

Was the best pure finisher, wasn't the best pure goal scorer. Big difference

I will nominate Yashin (44 and 40 in dead puck era) and Havlat as our best pure goal scorers