Posts About "Brad Boyes"
6 Hidden Gems Left in the 2016 Free Agent Class
July 6th, 2016 We're about a week into July and there's barely any meat left on the rotting bones of the 2016 free agent class. However, there are still a few deals to be had out there in depth players who play above their pay grade. Here are six hidden gems of the remaining free agent class who could provide high value for a low cap hit. Josh...
Toronto Maple Leafs Are Disappointingly Silent At Trade Deadline
March 1st, 2016 The NHL trade deadline has come and gone. Not only was it mostly inconsequential outside of the Mikkel Boedker trade or the Kris Russell trade, but the Toronto Maple Leafs were surprisingly absent from the trade deadline. Toronto had made a few trades leading up to the deadline by dealing Dion Phaneuf to the Ottawa Senators, Shawn...
Worst Trades in Maple Leafs History
February 26th, 2016 The 2016 NHL Trade Deadline is almost upon us. The Toronto Maple Leafs have already made a few deals as Dion Phaneuf, Roman Polak, Shawn Matthias and Nick Spaling have been shipped out of town. More deals seem on the way. One thing we probably won't see is a bad deal. With most of the trades they will make, they will probably make...
Michael Grabner Continues To Disappoint Maple Leafs
February 25th, 2016 Michael Grabner has not lived up to expectations and it's time to stop pretending that he will. There was never the expectation that Grabner would lead the Leafs in goals or points, but management assumed that Grabner would benefit from playing on a rebuilding NHL team since he would have lots of ice-time. Right now the only positive...
11 Places to Find Forward Depth at the Trade Deadline
February 7th, 2016 The NHL trade deadline hits this month and contending teams are going to be looking for cheap ways to bolster their depth for a deep playoff run. Here are 11 depth forwards who could help bolster the roster of a contending team for a reasonable price. 11. Nick Spaling, C, TOR Spaling is an interesting case because his season...
Maple Leafs At The Deadline: Right Wingers
January 28th, 2016 With the Toronto Maple Leafs on their second losing streak of at least four games this month, you have to think that the Maple Leafs are starting to think more and more of the NHL Trade Deadline. It is, after all, only 32 days away. We have already looked at the goalies, defensemen and left wingers. With the right wing position, it...
Brad Boyes Deal An Absolute Steal For Maple Leafs
September 29th, 2015 It's amazing what a change in management can do for an NHL franchise. For the last few years the Toronto Maple Leafs have been widely considered to be one of the NHL's worst-managed organizations. When you make decisions like the Tuukka Rask/Andrew Raycroft trade and the albatross David Clarkson contract it's easy to see how that...
Maple Leafs Roster Slowly Taking Shape
September 28th, 2015 The Toronto Maple Leafs will open the 2015-16 NHL regular season with a date against their rivals, the Montreal Canadiens. That game will take place on October 7th, a mere few days away. By the time that match-up rolls around the Leafs should have cut down their roster and figured out who stays and who goes. That's why the preseason is...
Hockey Headlines: Boyes, Seabrook Sign; Marner Sent to OHL
September 28th, 2015 Rosters are starting to take shape across the NHL. Here are the latest headlines in the NHL, as well as across the entire hockey landscape: The Blackhawks have inked Brent Seabrook to an eight-year, $55 million contract extension. Will this extension come back to bite the Blackhawks financially? Brad Boyes has earned a contract...
Report: Maple Leafs Sign Brad Boyes
September 27th, 2015 In camp on a professional tryout contract, Brad Boyes appears to be the last man standing in the slew of PTOs the Maple Leafs brought in. The Leafs are signing Boyes to a contract, according to The Globe & Mail's James Mirtle. The contract is for a single year and is worth $700,000, according to Sportsnet's Chris Johnston. Boyes...
Does Rising Salary Cap Mean a Rise in PTO's?
September 18th, 2015 Training camp begins this week for NHL teams, and 23 teams will have free agents attending on professional tryout contracts, totally over 65 players. Some notable tryout players include Curtis Glencross, Brad Boyes (TOR), Lubomir Visnovsky (CHI), Martin Havlat (FLA), Scott Gomez (STL), among others. View The Hockey Writers' PTO...
Brad Boyes vs Joffrey Lupul: Statistical Analysis
September 13th, 2015 Yesterday when I wrote that the Leafs' recent extension of PTOs to Brad Boyes and Curtis Glencross was a sign the team was moving in the right direction, I mentioned offhand while promoting the article that I thought Brad Boyes was a better player than Joffrey Lupul. I thought this was a pretty obvious thing, but my various social...
Meet the Newest Toronto Maple Leafs
September 11th, 2015 With training camp fast approaching, NHL teams are taking one last look at the players that will be invited to showcase their skills. The Toronto Maple Leafs are dealing with young prospects looking to impress as well as returning members of last years roster. The most interesting players at training camp may not fall in either of the...
