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I don't see why Boston does this. Heinen has looked good playing with Bergy/Marchy and is only 23yr old.

Heinen is very inconsistent and no top 6 material. He has his moments, but he isn't untouchable in Boston. Gusev did amazing things in Russia, he could become a 2nd Panarin! Gusev would fix the weak point of this Boston team. Krejci and DeBrusk played with 10+ guys this season...

You overpaid for an unproven player. He could be the next Panarin or he could be just another Russian who comes to the NHL, fails and bolts. Seems like this scenario you're banking on him being a stud NHLer. Both scenarios are possible, especially since he hasn't played a sniff here. If you're giving up all these assets, I'd hope its for more of a sure thing.

A lot of his inconsistency is because Boston uses him with so many different linemates. He's played on every single line this year and had at least over a dozen different linemates. Gusev is a massive unknown who could be anything from HOFer to couldn't make it. With Heinen you know at worst you have a 40pt winger that plays a smart 200ft game and again that's at worst. Kids only 23yrs old and still developing.

Heinen at age 22/23 - 154 GP / 81 Pts
Marchy at age 22/23 - 153 GP / 96 Pts

Is Heinen going to be Marchand? probably not, but it just goes to show that players that young are not even close to being fully developed into the player they'll become.

I say sometimes you need to risk something... If it costs us Heinen and Zboril, I would take the risk. If it costs us more, no thank you!
Important are also the terms of Gusev's contract... 4Mx2 is a good deal, it doesn't ruin Boston's future if it doesn't work out. That's my opinion...