Player Discussion Emil Heineman

[HuGort]

Liked the way he came back from Eichel skate to face and scored a goal. If Heineman has a good second half should get some Calder votes

 

[BLONG7]

Liked the way he came back from Eichel skate to face and scored a goal. If Heineman has a good second half should get some Calder votes

This kid has played some very good hockey, plays a heavy game, and what a shot he has......another game yesterday where he goes to the net, and gets a goal!!

 

[OldCraig71]

This guy is my new Lars Eller, the type of player who is very useful in ways that don't always show up in the post game stats.

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

This guy is my new Lars Eller, the type of player who is very useful in ways that don't always show up in the post game stats.

Yeah an Eller with more swagger and better decision making or more decisive ant least. Almost better at everything and I was an Eller fan.

 

[Vachon23]

Yeah an Eller with more swagger and better decision making or more decisive ant least. Almost better at everything and I was an Eller fan.

Eller was better defensively, in transition and in puck protection

 

[OldCraig71]

Eller was better defensively, in transition and in puck protection

Heineman is a winger as well and is only in his first full NHL season. He is a very good bottom 6 player that can and will be a 20 goal scoring forechecking machine.

 

[Vachon23]

Heineman is a winger as well and is only in his first full NHL season. He is a very good bottom 6 player that can and will be a 20 goal scoring forechecking machine.

Don’t expect him to score 20 goals each years but yes a Goodrow type of player

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

Eller was better defensively, in transition and in puck protection

If Eller was better at those things, I’m not sure it’s by much. But those are finer points of the game where my memory is shakey so I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt.

 

[Victoire HuGo]

If Eller was better at those things, I’m not sure it’s by much. But those are finer points of the game where my memory is shakey so I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt.

Heineman is good at open ice for puck protection but I cansee argument against the boards given size difference

 

[boompuffboom]

Eller had rock hands and the brain of a stegosaurus.

Emile is 10x the player Larry was, no offense.

 

[tooji]

this is the kind of depth player that contenders have.

 

[Habssince89]

Eller had rock hands and the brain of a stegosaurus.

Emile is 10x the player Larry was, no offense.

He had great IQ but only in 2/3 zones. And I think Eller had great hands, I always think his issue was actually making a play once he gained the Ozone.

But I agree Heine has way more potential. I can understand the comparison but in the end I think its not the best one we can make.

 

[OldCraig71]

Eller had rock hands and the brain of a stegosaurus.

Emile is 10x the player Larry was, no offense.

I wasn't comparing them in that sense but rather for the things they do that are important elements for winning games: the physical play, the forecheck, and the competitive level. We have two bottom six lines playing the same way, and if it continues, we will keep winning.

 

[JianYang]

Heineman plays with more power than eller did.

Eller held on to the puck with some nifty hands and using his body as a shield.

Whereas heineman powers through obstacles. He's more in the mould of Erik cole and Josh Anderson in that sense than an eller.... although I also present a flawed comparison too.

 

[Ezpz]

Eller had rock hands and the brain of a stegosaurus.

Emile is 10x the player Larry was, no offense.

10x eller is a 63 foot tall best of all time defensive center who is impossible to push off the puck and puts up between 300 and 450 points per year.

 

[Sorinth]

Liked the way he came back from Eichel skate to face and scored a goal. If Heineman has a good second half should get some Calder votes

He's making a case for 5th place but at this point it's hard to argue the top-4 aren't Celebrini, Michkov, Hutson, and Wolf in whatever order you prefer.

 

[Goalfield13]

Why are we comparing Eller and Heineman? Two very different players that play different positions...

 

[sampollock]

This guy's really proven is worth

 

[Tyson]

He is only going to get better. The Toffoli trade is looking good...finally

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

He is only going to get better. The Toffoli trade is looking good...finally

Not bad for a throw in.

 

[ReimanSum1908]

If Eller was better at those things, I’m not sure it’s by much. But those are finer points of the game where my memory is shakey so I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt.

He really was superior, and vastly so, which is not to denigrate the very, very young Heineman. Eller was, in his prime, a premier defensive center, and ideal third-liner. Just by virtue of his position and, thus, role, Heineman will likely never have the defensive impact of a center like Eller, but he is poised to contribute in myriad other ways that Eller did not during his tenure.

Not bad for a throw in.

Wasn't he the centerpiece along with the first? I know that many teams coveted him.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

He really was superior, and vastly so, which is not to denigrate the very, very young Heineman. Eller was, in his prime, a premier defensive center, and ideal third-liner. Just by virtue of his position and, thus, role, Heineman will likely never have the defensive impact of a center like Eller, but he is poised to contribute in myriad other ways that Eller did not during his tenure.


Wasn't he the centerpiece along with the first? I know that many teams coveted him.

He was a 2nd round prospect. The first round pick was the main draw. Fair enough though, maybe not accurate to call him a throw in.

 

[Kaiden Ghoul]

Thats the guy that will make me forget my boy Lekhonen

If they plan on using 3 lines, i could see Heineman Hage Beck line, forechecking, défense, shooting from the wing , hell that could be the best 3rd line one day

 

[badfish]

10x eller is a 63 foot tall best of all time defensive center who is impossible to push off the puck and puts up between 300 and 450 points per year.

I don't want to overhype our young guns but this could be Heineman next year

 

[jrom]

He was a 2nd round prospect. The first round pick was the main draw. Fair enough though, maybe not accurate to call him a throw in.

I remember at the time Hugues mentionning that they were really glad to have obtained Heineman.

Recently an article mentionned that in his draft year Heineman was ranked at 28th (e.g. a 1st rounder) by Yannick St-Pierre ("fan" ranking before he got hired to be video scout for the Habs).

Of course a 1st round pick is great but it's likely that Habs knew him well. Funny thing is numerous people complained at the time that we didn't get Pelletier instead of Heineman.