After choosing not to issue him a qualifying offer, the Pittsburgh Penguins have brought back forward Danton Heinen on a one-year, one-way deal worth $1MM.
Heinen takes a steep discount to stay in Pittsburgh, actually taking $100K less than his previous contract. It’s tough to believe that he wouldn’t have received many other offers after the 27-year-old had a strong 2021-22 campaign.
His career-high 18 goals ranked seventh on the team last season, adding 15 assists for 33 points in total in 76 games. While he averaged under 13 minutes a game, he posted stellar all-around offensive and defensive results.
It’s a solid bet that Heinen’s value on the ice will eclipse that of his cap hit next season, adding to Pittsburgh’s summer of value signings (at least in the short term). He’ll compete with other depth wingers such as Jason Zucker, Brock McGinn, and Kasperi Kapanen for ice time in the Penguins’ top nine.
jmartin87
Good depth signing. Bottom 6 that can play top 6 when needed
bucsfan
Glad the Pens resigned him. He’s a more reliable bottom 6 winger than the rest of the locker
TJECK109
A steep discount?
MacJablonski--NotVegasLegend
@TJECK109 – Must be that “new math” we keep hearing about, eh? Steep discount is what John Klingberg’s in for if he doesn’t pull his head out and beat the Cap Cannibals to the table.
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Nha Trang
$1 MM AAV for an 18-goal scorer? Yeah, that’s a steep damn discount given what some teams are throwing around. Guy’s agent should be shot.
JMikes73
He signs for 1 million yet they blew 3.2 on kapinen.What a waste of 3 million, he better kiss his agent daily for that deal.
Goku the All Knowing
and still Kapanen boasts elite speed and a nice shot.
3.2 could end up being a steal.
JMikes73
He signs for 1 million yet they blew 3.2 on kapinen.What a waste of 3 million, he better kiss his agent daily for that deal. That said great signing.
User 318310488
What about O’Connor, Poulin, And Zahorna? Aren’t any of those three ready to grab a fulltime spot on the roster?
mario crosby
In one word: NO
66TheNumberOfTheBest
Hextall crushed the first half of the offseason.
Running on fumes for the second half evidently…
Heinan is fine, but if we want to win, he needs to be the 13th forward. In order for that to happen, we need 12 better than him, which we currently do not have.
Goku the All Knowing
that’s ridiculous to say there should be 12 guys better than an 18 goal scorer
66TheNumberOfTheBest
You understand why “an 18 goal scorer” had to wait this long to get a basically league minimum deal, right?
No, you do not understand.
keating279
Better signing than Archibald or Rutta, glad it was him and not Kessel. Still shy on the truculence that we expected from Burke and Hexy though. Sid is the toughest player in the team, and we saw in the playoffs what happens when he’s out of the lineup.