Player Discussion Danton Heinen VI - (re-signed 2 years, $2.8M/yr)

[BruinsFanSince94]

I met Danton Heinen just last week:

I was in southie and I happened to run into him at a local diner. He was sitting alone and it looked like he'd only just started eating, so I decided to just go up and say hi (if his friends were there I would have just let him be). Anyway, I walk up and say hello and tell him I know him from the Bruins. Nothing. No reaction. Doesn't say a word. He just sits there, staring right through me. Staring intensely, but with no emotion whatsoever.

I begin to feel awkward, so I say "sorry to disturb you" and start to walk away but before I even get a chance to turn he just gets up suddenly and starts walking toward me, still making full eye contact. At first I thought he was going to try and barge into me or something, but at the last minute (like an inch away from me) he turns and heads toward the trash can. Then he starts dumping everything on his plate into it. One by one. Potatoes, carrots, everything. He picks up each bit of food up, holds it high above the can and drops it. Some of it (the steak) didn't even make it into the trash because he wasn't looking at what he was doing.

Finally his plate is empty and this is the part that really ****ing weirded me out. He looks around to check no one (but me) is looking, then slides the plate under his jacket and walks out.

I was just astounded, it was pretty surreal

I think this story and the new user's story all but confirm one thing:

Danton Heinen is a robot.

 

[Gee Wally]

Everybody move on please.

 

[Dr Hook]

So, Danton is on a 40 goal pace this season. Who would have thought it?

 

[ON3M4N]

Heinen - Coyle - Bjork
or
DeBrusk - Coyle - Heinen

^That's what I want to see on the third line lol.

 

[Dr Hook]

Heinen - Coyle - Bjork
or
DeBrusk - Coyle - Heinen

^That's what I want to see on the third line lol.

I like either of those lines.The first combo is more likely I think given how set Cassidy seems on keeping JDB with Krejci, but what a 3rd line that second combo would be!

 

[LouJersey]

Heinen - Coyle - Bjork
or
DeBrusk - Coyle - Heinen

^That's what I want to see on the third line lol.

I liked how JDB looked with 13 and 18. I'd put Heinen on Krejci's left I think.

 

[DKH]

Odd to me a new poster shows up and is very active right off the bat and drops this

Sorry I think you are full of crap but that’s just me

 

[ODAAT]

Odd to me a new poster shows up and is very active right off the bat and drops this

Sorry I think you are full of crap but that’s just me

I`ll join you in this opinion

 

[Fenian24]

Maybe.

But that’s tame compared to what was going on in the 80’s and 90’s.

I’m talking about when a fight started, every in paired off and the linesmen needed to work to separated guys who were fighting.

Threats/insults in the newspaper.

True dislike and anger.

This is what is missing. I miss the fighting and physical play, but not the staged stuff, I never really cared for it. But when teams and players hated each other and you couldn't wait for Montreal to come in so you could see somebody go after Nilan or Chelios, where the players cared as much about the rivalry as the fans, that is what has disappeared.

Today Bettman has created a "safe" game for families and people who would never watch hockey because it was too violent, the players may have some individual one on one rivalries (Kane and Reaves come to mind) but the many strikes and lock outs have made most of the players look at each other as one group vs the owners or all on the same page there to make money. Which is fine I'm glad the players are making money but if you are more concerned with cashing a pay check than winning or your teammates it eliminates the edge that made the game so special. It wasn't Tie Domi fighting Rob Ray for the 23rd time because it was there job it was a real dislike and passion the guys playing had for the game that produced physical play and fighting and made the game special.

Maybe it was because they did not have other opportunities and hockey was the best chance they had at a great life, maybe it was a different mind set from a different time that said having pride in yourself and how you played mattered more than not getting injured or just "doing enough" to stay up, and once you have done enough for a huge guaranteed contract you don't have to try as hard today.

Watching Danton Heinen play, he is truly emblematic of the worst in today's player. Not engaged, not physical, appears disinterested and leaves you wanting more every game he plays. In the end, sadly, he isn't a bad player, any more than Loui Eriksson was but players like Heinen and Loui are a problem.

Alex Kovalev and Bob Sweeney drove me nuts, players who left so much talent unused ( and many others of more recent vintage, Spooner, Hamill, it's a long list) they played very different games, Kovalev could have easily been an all time great and Sweeney much closer to Cam Neely level, they stood out, today's players in many cases seem to put about the same effort in as they did.

Old guy rant over. Heinen is what he is, an analytic darling in a very vanilla game who leaves me wanting more from him every game.

 

[DKH]

Danton Heinen is the Joker

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[Gordoff]

I met Danton Heinen just last week:

I was in southie and I happened to run into him at a local diner. He was sitting alone and it looked like he'd only just started eating, so I decided to just go up and say hi (if his friends were there I would have just let him be). Anyway, I walk up and say hello and tell him I know him from the Bruins. Nothing. No reaction. Doesn't say a word. He just sits there, staring right through me. Staring intensely, but with no emotion whatsoever.

I begin to feel awkward, so I say "sorry to disturb you" and start to walk away but before I even get a chance to turn he just gets up suddenly and starts walking toward me, still making full eye contact. At first I thought he was going to try and barge into me or something, but at the last minute (like an inch away from me) he turns and heads toward the trash can. Then he starts dumping everything on his plate into it. One by one. Potatoes, carrots, everything. He picks up each bit of food up, holds it high above the can and drops it. Some of it (the steak) didn't even make it into the trash because he wasn't looking at what he was doing.

Finally his plate is empty and this is the part that really ****ing weirded me out. He looks around to check no one (but me) is looking, then slides the plate under his jacket and walks out.

I was just astounded, it was pretty surreal

HOLY S***! That's a bit more than weird. It feels as though he was saying "you just ruined this meal for me." Just my opinion.

 

[Mpasta]

HOLY S***! That's a bit more than weird. It feels as though he was saying "you just ruined this meal for me." Just my opinion.

Dude it's not real. The fact people believe this is hilarious in itself.

 

[Glove Malfunction]

Sounds like a good chance for a teaching moment. You’re not entitled to anyone else’s time, even if they’re on TV.

Another way to look at it is that everyone, even pro athletes are allowed to be themselves. Some are outgoing and some are reserved. Expecting ALL pro athletes to be good with public appearances is setting yourself up for disappointment. I saw this at the Coyotes Red Carpet event on Saturday. Some, like Oliver Ekman-Larsen and Jason Demers were very outgoing, and freely interacted with the fans. Alex Meruelo was also very outgoing, and high fiving fans. Others, notably Phil Kessel, interacted a lot less (Phil didn't even stop to talk to the Coyotes sideline reporter), though he did sign a few autographs and take a few pictures, just not as interactively. Denigrating a player because he might not be comfortable with the situation really isn't fair.

 

[BradMarchandismydad]

Anyway he looks good so far, liking his progression from last season.

 

[HustleB]

Dude it's not real. The fact people believe this is hilarious in itself.

I was thinking George Costanza might have done something like this?

 

[Gordoff]

Dude it's not real. The fact people believe this is hilarious in itself.

Jeepus. If I saw the then I would've known. Hey, I'm not really privy to this sort of "parady.'' It's supposed to be funny? Okay, hilarious!

 

[LouJersey]

Jeepus. If I saw the then I would've known. Hey, I'm not really privy to this sort of "parady.'' It's supposed to be funny? Okay, hilarious!

Had I not been close to Brad I may have fallen prey as well. I think it was true halfway through LOL...

 

[Mainehockey33]

Another way to look at it is that everyone, even pro athletes are allowed to be themselves. Some are outgoing and some are reserved. Expecting ALL pro athletes to be good with public appearances is setting yourself up for disappointment. I saw this at the Coyotes Red Carpet event on Saturday. Some, like Oliver Ekman-Larsen and Jason Demers were very outgoing, and freely interacted with the fans. Alex Meruelo was also very outgoing, and high fiving fans. Others, notably Phil Kessel, interacted a lot less (Phil didn't even stop to talk to the Coyotes sideline reporter), though he did sign a few autographs and take a few pictures, just not as interactively. Denigrating a player because he might not be comfortable with the situation really isn't fair.

You said it better than I could. It bugs me when people think they're owed something out of others just because they're famous. A guy like PK has a type A personality so he probably enjoys interacting with fans, others not so much. It doesn't make them bad people.

 

[bb74]

Heinen reminds me of PJ Axelsson but with 2 inches, 10 pounds, and a shot. Great utility player for up and down the lineup. Gives a lot of options if they want to roll 4 lines consistently and/or need to slot him in the middle to cover for injuries.

 

[Alicat]

Canobie Lake Park, 1982.

Hey are you Robert Parish?

Yes!

Can I have your autograph?

No.

Lesson learned.

Andre Tippet did that to me back in 1993 when we tried to chase him through the parking lot at Bryant College.

Got my first lesson in athletes are people too.

He made us each apologize and then as "May I please have your autograph" and after he signed it we all said "Thank you Mr. Tippet".

 

[Dr Hook]

Andre Tippet did that to me back in 1993 when we tried to chase him through the parking lot at Bryant College.

Got my first lesson in athletes are people too.

He made us each apologize and then as "May I please have your autograph" and after he signed it we all said "Thank you Mr. Tippet".

Bah, he should have assumed you had special needs and dropped everything he was doing or cared about at the exact moment he spotted you. What a jerk.

 

[BMC]

Heinen reminds me of PJ Axelsson but with 2 inches, 10 pounds, and a shot. Great utility player for up and down the lineup. Gives a lot of options if they want to roll 4 lines consistently and/or need to slot him in the middle to cover for injuries.

I've always thought Danton is a lot like PJ too. Great minds @bb74, great minds!

 

[BruinsFanSince94]

watching Danton Heinen play, he is truly emblematic of the worst in today's player. Not engaged, not physical, appears disinterested and leaves you wanting more every game he plays. In the end, sadly, he isn't a bad player, any more than Loui Eriksson was but players like Heinen and Loui are a problem.

Old guy rant over. Heinen is what he is, an analytic darling in a very vanilla game who leaves me wanting more from him every game.

What a horrible take, per usual. Is it really a rant when it's basically what you post every time you talk about the player? We get it...

Fenian likes tough hockey.....yada yada yada....heinen sucks because he's not a neanderthal...yada yada yada

 

[Absurdity]

I finally got through all of the fan-fiction in this thread. I didn't know Heinen had so many fans.

 

[EXTRAS]

I met Danton Heinen just last week:

I was in southie and I happened to run into him at a local diner. He was sitting alone and it looked like he'd only just started eating, so I decided to just go up and say hi (if his friends were there I would have just let him be). Anyway, I walk up and say hello and tell him I know him from the Bruins. Nothing. No reaction. Doesn't say a word. He just sits there, staring right through me. Staring intensely, but with no emotion whatsoever.

I begin to feel awkward, so I say "sorry to disturb you" and start to walk away but before I even get a chance to turn he just gets up suddenly and starts walking toward me, still making full eye contact. At first I thought he was going to try and barge into me or something, but at the last minute (like an inch away from me) he turns and heads toward the trash can. Then he starts dumping everything on his plate into it. One by one. Potatoes, carrots, everything. He picks up each bit of food up, holds it high above the can and drops it. Some of it (the steak) didn't even make it into the trash because he wasn't looking at what he was doing.

Finally his plate is empty and this is the part that really ****ing weirded me out. He looks around to check no one (but me) is looking, then slides the plate under his jacket and walks out.

I was just astounded, it was pretty surreal

Lol. Do all Bruins fans do this?