Fletcher noncommittal on Heatley's future with Wild

Minnesota Wild GM Chuck Fletcher, via The Star Tribune, was asked about Dany Heatley expiring six-year, $45 million contract and his future with the team. The 33-year-old veteran will be an unrestricted free agent this summer. 

“We’ll see at the end of the year,” Fletcher said. “His contract is up, and we can just see what the fit is going to be and for us, the key thing is we have to look at our young players and where they’re all going to fit. You want to make sure you give them an opportunity to continue to grow, whether that’s Niederreiter or Coyle or maybe even Jason Zucker, you have to make sure there’s roles and opportunities for those young players. You don’t want to box them out. So we’ll sit down at the end of the year and talk to Dany and take a look and see how we end up here.”

Source: Sid Hartman, Star Tribune