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Yes and no.
A lot of times “doing the little things” leads to other things, and that results in goals. It doesn’t mean that it’s going to show up on the scoresheet and result in Heinen accumulating points. I don’t want to speak for Bill, but I think that’s what he was getting at with his post?
For example, watch Heinen in his own end and the NZ. He’s not perfect by any stretch, but he rarely makes mistakes that go the other way. He’s always calm, takes his time, and makes good passes to teammates that allow them to take the puck the other way. That pass is probably 3/4 removed from an assist, but it was a key in starting the whole process.
Guys like that are useful and it’s appreciated by me. He needs to do that AND put up more points I think.
If he becomes a consistent 45 point player and also continues to make the smart play, I’ll love that so much. I want him to get to that level but I have some doubts.