Dany Heatley on fourth line demotion: 'this formula is working'
One day after head coach Mike Yeo praised forward Dany Heatley for accepting his recent demotion to the fourth line and handling it "the right way", the 32-year old has said he's most concerned with contributing to a winning team.
Dany Heatley on playing 4th line: "It’s about winning games, really. This formula is working." #mnwild
— Michael Russo (@Russostrib) November 6, 2013
Heatley is in the final year of a six-year, $45 million deal, and is set to become an unrestricted free agent in July. He's saying the right things for now, but a permanent spot on the fourth line will not help his stock on the open market,
This move is most likely intended to spark his game so that he can move his way back up the depth chart, as well as help the team continue to win.