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Forums :: Free Agency Tracker :: Trade: BOS ANA trade
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HockeyBuzz
Location: Brampton
Joined: 08.09.2006

Feb 24 @ 12:57 PM ET
BOS gets Nick Ritchie ANA gets Danton Heinen
MaximusAurelius
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: #FireDubas
Joined: 04.23.2012

Feb 24 @ 12:58 PM ET
Bad move for Boston
scol354412
Joined: 02.11.2015

Feb 24 @ 12:58 PM ET
This is the type of trade that keeps Boston always competing for a cup...
Lucas Neilson
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Atlantic Division Blogger, ON
Joined: 06.26.2015

Feb 24 @ 1:01 PM ET
boston fans don't like the deal but...

heinen wasn't great at anything - just kinda there.

at least Ritchie can increase the teams grit and lay some hits.

unlike dirt bag backes, he can actually play the game still
striker777
Joined: 09.08.2012

Feb 24 @ 1:03 PM ET
Bad move for Boston
- MaximusAurelius


I love this deal for Bost. Makes 1/2 the money Heinen does is a monster of a human & they take far longer to develop. Ritchie is still 2 years from hitting my breakthrough for monster class forwards of 400 NHL reg season games. Great skater, hard hitter willing fighter if required & an RFA when this deal expires 2 years from UFA status.
Dirty_Irbe_Pads
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Pitter Patter
Joined: 07.17.2012

Feb 24 @ 1:04 PM ET
Leafs should have done this deal just to keep him away from Boston. He'll be a good fit there.
TRADEEVERYONE
Boston Bruins
Location: RI
Joined: 02.26.2015

Feb 24 @ 1:04 PM ET
Fair trade for both sides in my opinion.
Lucas Neilson
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Atlantic Division Blogger, ON
Joined: 06.26.2015

Feb 24 @ 1:05 PM ET
I love this deal for Bost. Makes 1/2 the money Heinen does is a monster of a human & they take far longer to develop. Ritchie is still 2 years from hitting my breakthrough for monster class forwards of 400 NHL reg season games. Great skater, hard hitter willing fighter if required & an RFA when this deal expires 2 years from UFA status.
- striker777

yep.

I think its a win for Boston and I'm a Leafs fan so ..
Nasty_Duck
Boston Bruins
Location: ON
Joined: 06.20.2012

Feb 24 @ 1:05 PM ET
Bad move for Boston
- MaximusAurelius


In what way?

CAP hit?
Term?
Age?
Points/Goals?
striker777
Joined: 09.08.2012

Feb 24 @ 1:06 PM ET
boston fans don't like the deal but...

heinen wasn't great at anything - just kinda there.

at least Ritchie can increase the team's grit and lay some hits.

unlike dirt bag backes, he can actually play the game still

- Lucas.Neilson


I really like this deal for Bos. Ritchie is just scratching the surface of his upside and potential. Monster forwards take far longer to develop & only 1/2 the cap hit of Heinen. Still an RFA 2 years from UFA status when this contract expires.
BruinBlood
Boston Bruins
Location: South Shore, MA
Joined: 10.11.2005

Feb 24 @ 1:07 PM ET
Other than a Top 6 guy to play with Krejci and Debrusk they needed some toughness along the boards IMO. this solves that Problem, maybe Heinen can pick up where he was a year ago or so, wish him well, but I'm for the move all day long
thepowerrulz
Boston Bruins
Location: FL
Joined: 02.24.2020

Feb 24 @ 1:08 PM ET
Not sure how this is a bad deal?? I mean Heinen was ok but never going to get much better. Who knows with Ritchie. Good size and hands...
glove_was_stuck
Boston Bruins
Location: Yeah well that's like your opinion man, MA
Joined: 04.27.2011

Feb 24 @ 1:10 PM ET
Sweeney gets 75% of Backes off the books and deals that pile of feathers Heinen in the same week.
HamiltonHawk
Chicago Blackhawks
Joined: 11.13.2015

Feb 24 @ 1:33 PM ET
Think is a good move by Boston
DBinOC
Anaheim Ducks
Joined: 03.01.2017

Feb 24 @ 1:34 PM ET
Good trade for both. Ritchie has all of 8 goals this season with 2 of them coming last night against Vegas. Dude has pretty good hands, but has a real knack for bad penalties in the offensive zone and doesn't really bring the effort every night. Maybe he just wasn't held accountable enough in Anaheim. Still, his presence was kind of stale and it was time for him to move on. Offensively, Heinen looks like a similar player stats-wise, but with a higher cap hit. Given the salaries, this is also a good deal for Boston, but I'm not hating this as a Ducks fan.
dozerD10
Anaheim Ducks
Location: long beach, CA
Joined: 01.29.2014

Feb 24 @ 1:43 PM ET
He’s young, can play, his advanced metrics on a bad Ducks team are good.

And he’s the best heavyweight in the league.

77emac77
Boston Bruins
Location: Duct tape cant fix stupid but it can muffle the sound, MA
Joined: 04.22.2010

Feb 24 @ 2:02 PM ET
boston fans don't like the deal but...

heinen wasn't great at anything - just kinda there.

at least Ritchie can increase the teams grit and lay some hits.

unlike dirt bag backes, he can actually play the game still

- Lucas.Neilson


Heinen was a bottom 6 that show potential but never showed any development. They have 8 guys just like him.