Dany Heatley has been one of the NHL's top goal scorers since the 2002-2003 season. Now he is ready to shoulder the goal-scoring load in his first season with the Wild.
Dany Heatley's debut with the Wild was a good one. He scored a power play goal and the game winner in overtime as the Wild defeated Columbus 4-3 in preseason action. Devin Setoguchi also scored in his debut.
The Minnesota Wild scored the fifth fewest goals in the NHL last season. With Saturday's season opener just days away Minnesota is confident they will improve their goal-scoring with a high powered first line featuring Dany Heatley and Devin Setoguchi.
Developing more chemistry with Mikko Koivu will be a key to Dany Heatley scoring more goals next season. Koivu, who missed nearly 30 games with a shoulder injury, says he played well with Heatley, but says "when you're off for a period of time, it's going to hurt chemistry."
The Minnesota Wild was counting on more goals from Dany Heatley when they traded for him last summer. Although his 13 goals leads the team, it's still far fewer than expected. He's on pace for the lowest goal total of his career, but head coach Mike Yeo says it's not all Heatley's fault.
Head coach Mike Yeo says Dany Heatley was probably the Wild's MVP this season. He hinted that Heatley would have finished with more than 24 goals if Mikko Koivu didn't miss 27 games. Even without his top linemate out of action, Yeo says Heatley "never once complained."
The Minnesota Wild couldn't muster any offense all night until Dany Heatley scored with 1.2 seconds left in regulation to tie the game at one. The game went to a shootout and Matt Cullen scored the only goal and the Wild won, 2-1. Niklas Backstrom stopped 30 of 31 shots, including all three in the shootout.
Dany Heatley played four seasons with the Ottawa Senators before requesting a trade in 2009. Heatley and the Wild play in Ottawa Tuesday night, and he says he's not looking forward to the fans getting on his case, but he wants to leave with a win.
While the NFL roars on, the NHL is quietly making its return to the ice this week. The Wild reported to training camp on Friday, and they open up pre-season play in Edmonton on Tuesday night. What should fans expect from the Wild this season?
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