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Originally Posted by Henry Fool
I actually thought that taking Heatley away from the first line was dumb and maybe a little panicky, and I guess I still do, but I also understand that Koivu and Parise must be so easy to play with that you can just as well throw a rookie in there. Makes Coyle look pretty good, but he was also given the spot for free, which I have mixed feelings about. Secondary scoring is dry so you parachute a guy from the minors on the one line that has been working? I don't know.
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also, hard to reconcile putting Coyle there with Yeo's comments about scratching Granlund being okay because he believes young players should have to work for everything they get.
Heatley hasn't just lost a step, he's lost several. I'm okay with the Wild finally having enough talent to not HAVE to play him on the top line.