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I just could see the head lines now.... Cheers! With Danton Heinen in Boston "Heineken" can happen.....We will all drink to this!!
Confirmed with Link: Bruins Sign F Danton Heinen
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Great news! I saw some of his games on TV this spring: smart, skilled, strong, agile and very competitive. I think he is the best prospect in the organization.
JRull86
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Glad it got done.
Lots of good NCAA talent in the ranks going forward, especially if they can land Vesey in August.
Lots of good NCAA talent in the ranks going forward, especially if they can land Vesey in August.
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I don't know if he'll be quite ready for the start of the season but I have a strong feeling we'll see Heinen a bit around December.
The nice thing is that he's talented enough and has high enough hockey IQ he can probably play all three forward positions.
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Tim Vezina Thomas
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We're truly developing a LOT of competition for camp next year. Debrusk, Heinen, Vatrano, among others.
Really hoping they bring in a college coach to completely flip this team upside down.
Really hoping they bring in a college coach to completely flip this team upside down.
crimsonace
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DeBrusk probably is at least a year away. Solid year in the WHL this year, but he's still 19 years old & probably not NHL-ready. I expect him in the lineup in fall 2018 after one more year in the WHL & one in the AHL.
GloryDaze4877
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It depends on how the B's want to handle it, but DeBrusk has played two years in the WHL where he had a major role (unlike Senyshyn). DeBrusk turns 20 in October, so he is eligible to play in PRO if the B's think he's learned all he can in Junior.
No reason for Debrusk to stay in juniors, bring him to the AHL so he can grow the physical aspects of his game.
Probably true, but he will wear a spoked B before the other two #1 picks... but not before Connor wears a Jets jersey
.edit: but, yeah, I expect him in Providence not the W next season.
Artemis
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Per Divver tweet, Heinen on the ice for the morning skate today but won't play tonight. Look for him this weekend.
whatsbruin
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Probably true, but he will wear a spoked B before the other two #1 picks... but not before Connor wears a Jets jersey
edit: but, yeah, I expect him in Providence not the W next season.
It has been mentioned that Connor did not interview well with the B's, and that B's
Mngmt had the impression he did not want to be in Boston. With everything they had
just gone through with Hamilton, there was no way in hell they would draft Connor.
Tim Vezina Thomas
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I find it hard to believe he'll go back to Juniors if he's eligible to play in the AHL.
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There's plenty of examples of 1st year players making teams out of camp.
Not saying if he will or won't, but his prescence along with Senyshyn/Heinen/Vatrano/et al means there will be plenty of competition there, which is never a bad thing.
From the way Divver wrote it, it looked like Griffith was centering it but you'd have to think it would be Heinen?
Artemis
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I believe Heinen has been playing wing this year at Denver. And Griffith has AHL experience at that position.
GloryDaze4877
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In the DU games I have watched this year, Heinen has played a lot of RW, but he and Gambrell seemed pretty interchangeable with Moore playing LW. Heinen also appeared to be taking nearly all the draws on the left hand side of the ice.
He seems to be able to play all three F positions.
Btw, he was -1 with a high sticking penalty last night in his first AHL appearance. Wasn't at game so no idea how comfortable he looked?
