Posts About "Dany Heatley"
Ex-Wild Players: Where Are They Now?
January 11th, 2017 Regardless of the terms in which former Minnesota Wild players left the team or the effect they had during their stint, each impacted the team in some way. Here's a look at some of the more polarizing ex-Wild players in recent memory and their path since donning the forest green and red. Dany Heatley After seeing his NHL career come...
Dany Heatley May Head to Finland: Report
May 16th, 2016 After a buyout and a rough (likely) final NHL season with the Anaheim Ducks, where he went from the top of the depth chart to the bottom, former 50-goal scorer Dany Heatley went to Germany to play this season. Now, it appears that he may move over to the Finnish Liiga for the 2016-17 season. According to a report out of Finland,...
Analyzing Chuck Fletcher Part 1: The Trades
February 2nd, 2016 Back in early 2009, Chuck Fletcher joined the Minnesota Wild, becoming only the second general manager in the team's 16 year history. Fletcher, a native of Montreal, Quebec, took the role with Minnesota after three years as assistant general manager for the Pittsburgh Penguins. After six years with the Wild, Fletcher has made some...
Doug Wilson’s 5 Worst Moves As Sharks General Manager
June 19th, 2015 Doug Wilson has had a lengthy and largely successful tenure as Sharks general manager. We are coming to the time of year where many of key decisions get made, so it makes sense to look at his work over the years. In addition to the five 'worst moves' covered here, there will be a corresponding five 'best moves' article. A...
Why Montreal Canadiens Won’t Re-sign Alexei Kovalev
June 1st, 2015 Alexei Kovalev isn’t necessarily done with the NHL. He should be with the Montreal Canadiens though. That’s in spite of how he fits like a glove with the Habs—on paper. Montreal, where he played from 2004-2009, was the last city in which he enjoyed statistical success. He also plays right-wing, the position at which the...
Did Hossa Trade Cost Senators a Stanley Cup?
May 22nd, 2015 In the early 2000’s and long before we knew anything about zone start percentages or shot attempt differential, the old “eye ball” test told us the line of Radek Bonk, Magnus Arvedson and Marian Hossa were dominant at the possession game. All three were big and skilled while Arvedson and Hossa also added powerful speed. They...
Is Jason Zucker Minnesota's Next Superstar?
May 18th, 2015 The Minnesota Wild are in need of an offensive superstar. That is the understatement of the year, but every Wild fan knows just how true it is. Searching for Mr. Right Ever since Marian Gaborik left in 2009, the Wild have been searching desperately for that superstar: a 30- or 40-goal scorer with the ability to propel Minnesota...
Tuesday Trade Review: Dany Heatley Defects to San Jose
April 14th, 2015 The Situation: Prior to the 2008-2009 campaign, the Ottawa Senators were in the midst of an eleven-year postseason streak that saw them finish as the top team in the Eastern Conference twice. However, the club failed to win a the Stanley Cup in that span, which frustrated both the team and its fanbase. Ottawa had not raised the Cup...
Are the Sharks a Playoff Team?
November 25th, 2014 As we near the end of November this is going to be the question that many Sharks fans begin to ask themselves if things do not begin to turn around soon. While San Jose is clinging to the eight spot in the Western Conference they still have the advantage of playing more games than any other team in the NHL. Recent roster moves have only...
In Defense of Thomas Vanek
November 24th, 2014 Let me just start with this before everyone gets all upset: Thomas Vanek could definitely be doing more for the Minnesota Wild. I'm not arguing that. All I'm trying to say is that Vanek really isn't as bad as many people seem to think he is. Vanek to the Rescue? This summer, when the Minnesota Wild acquired Thomas Vanek, most Wild fans...
Game of Numbers: Anaheim Ducks Edition
November 6th, 2014 The Game of Numbers is an exclusive THW series looking at upcoming milestones around the NHL. Each team will be looked at individually in three parts - individual player milestones, franchise player milestones, and players that rank in the top 100 in NHL history in any big statistical category. Every year, players around the NHL...
Marian Hossa's Long Road to Success
November 5th, 2014 Last Thursday, Marian Hossa scored his 1,000th career point against his old team up in Ottawa, in what ended up being a 5-4 win for the Blackhawks. Hossa became the 80th player to join the club and the first to do so since Ray Whitney accomplished the feat in March 2012. Hossa isn't exactly tearing it up this season, but that seems to be...
Montreal Canadiens: Vanek the Gift that Keeps on Giving
October 18th, 2014 Thomas Vanek hasn’t been a member of the Montreal Canadiens for months, and yet he continues to make the Montreal Canadiens—and general manager Marc Bergevin especially—look like geniuses. However great a move acquiring forward Thomas Vanek last season from the New York Islanders for Sebastian Collberg was, not re-signing him...
