No one is saying sign him to a one way deal or give him a lot of money. Some of us just aren't opposed to giving him a tryout. There's nothing to lose by doing that.
Heatley and Malone are very different players and people. I can picture Malone being serviceable as a 4th liner if he gets himself in shape. I just can't picture Heatley accepting that role or taking the money that role offers. Malone probably will have no choice but to take a tryout deal for dirt cheap.
They both have a lot of mileage and, imo, are done. Different players but they have that in common.
Sure, there's nothing to lose, but that still doesn't make it a good idea. Why would you give him a tryout, what about him makes it seem like he'd do anything with it or be good on the team? Say he makes the roster for whatever reason, he's old, slow and broken down. It's putting another rundown player on the 4th line and hoping it doesn't end badly.
You'd also risk bringing a guy fighting his own demons into a team they're trying to fix right now. TBH, who knows if it would be good for him.
