The idiom better late than never means that the delayed occurrence or achievement of something is better than it not happening at all, but in this sentence, Danny says it would have been much better if it never happened.
Consider the statement "It would have been much better if this never happened because it's so late, Danny said behind them.". Based on this "Well, better late than never,danny said behind them." a true statement? Yes, no, or I don't know?