Dennis Bonvie
Registered User
I get it you really like Heinen, not everybody does, that would include Cassidy who scratched him for some playoff games because he was totally ineffective. Maybe he gets stronger in the off season and figures out it's a long schedule and he needs to be more consistent. I sincerely hope so because Sweeney has done nothing to improve the top 6 yet.
All those players you mentioned I take over Heinen. Comparing Heinen to Oshie on a purely point level is silly, Oshie is twice the player Heinen will ever be, even if they have matching point totals. Take contract out of the mix how many GM's take Heinen over any of those players, maybe Okposo, maybe but probably not.
Heinen's best value to this team may be in his value as a trade chip. An analytics driven GM like Chayka may over pay for him, if so Sweeney should be looking to use him to upgrade his top 6 not include him in it.
You are way overrating TJ Oshie.