Sullivan confident Heinen will help Penguins, but isn't sure where

Danton Heinen.CRANBERRY, Pa. -- When the Penguins signed Danton Heinen as a free agent July 29, it wasn't immediately evident where he would fit into their lineup.

Three days into training camp, it still isn't.

And it might not be for a while.

Which isn't necessarily a bad thing for them.

It's not so much that Heinen has to prove he merits a place in the lineup, but that Mike Sullivan and his staff have to decide exactly where they want to deploy him.

There's no shortage of possibilities.

Heinen can work on left wing. He can work on right wing. He could fill a top-six role. He could be used in the bottom-six.

With so many permutations in play, there's just no way to know yet where he'll settle in…