The Boston Bruins signed forward Danton Heinen to a professional tryout offer on Tuesday.
Heinen was traded to the Anaheim Ducks for Nick Ritchie a few years ago, and returns to the Bruins after a couple seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
He’s not guaranteed to make the team, though, and will battle with Alex Chiasson (also on a PTO) and other forwards like Jesper Boqvist, Milan Lucic, Jakub Lauko, Patrick Brown and potential AHL graduates for a spot on the opening night roster.
Plus, Brad Marchand is sure talking like the next captain of the Bruins.
Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…
🎧https://link.chtbl.com/LOBruins?sid=YouTube
Locked On NHL League-Wide: Every Team, Fantasy, Prospects & More
🎧 https://linktr.ee/LockedOnNHL
#BostonBruins #Bruins #NHLHockey
Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!
Birddogs
Go to birddogs.com/LOCKEDONNHL or enter promo code LOCKEDONNHL for a free water bottle with any order. You won’t want to take your birddogs off we promise you.
AG1
If a comprehensive solution is what you need from your supplement routine, then try AG1 and get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free AG1 Travel Packs with your first purchase. Go to drinkAG1.com/NHLNETWORK.
FanDuel
Make Every Moment More. Right now, NEW customers can bet FIVE DOLLARS and get TWO HUNDRED in BONUS BETS – GUARANTEED. Visit FanDuel.com/LOCKEDON to get started.
FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)
3 Comments
Training Camp will be so exciting Montgomery will have to knit together a playoff team
well done Ian…as usual…love to see DH back….great pool of players to choose from,,,,now lets get JD signed before season hopefully
I like this move. Very solid 2-way player with good plus/minus and decent offensive ability.
He played for Montgomery in college and certainly played well enough for the Bs. So, why not have him challenge players for a 3rd-4th line role.
Geekie, Heinen and Lucic/Lauko (as an example) wouldn't be a bad 4th line.
I'm assuming that Frederick centers the third line?
Or maybe he and Geekie flip 3rd-4th.
IMO, these veteran PTOs are a smart idea, to make sure that the younger players aren't simply handed roles – they'll need to fight for them in camp and preseason, or head back to Providence.
I'd love to see skilled players like Lysell and/or Merkulov make the jump, but they need to be NHL ready. And these veterans like Chiasson and Heinen should create real battles.