Speculation: Brian Boyle

[trellaine201]

He’s slow as molasses. Stick a fork in him.

 

[DFC]

He’s slow as molasses. Stick a fork in him.

Didn't he just score 18 goals?

He's always been slow. All that matters is he's effective. I almost wish TB didn't have a log-jam down the middle. I'd love to bring him back.

 

[Leonardo87]

Didn't he just score 18 goals?

He's always been slow. All that matters is he's effective. I almost wish TB didn't have a log-jam down the middle. I'd love to bring him back.

Yeah 18 goals. Not bad for someone who moves as slow as molasses.

 

[RangersFan1994]

Rangers should bring him back where he started his NHL career. It the Rangers didnt take that chance who knows what would have happened to Boyle. Kings gave up on him pretty quickly

 

[Siludin]

Minnesota should be an option

 

[serp]

He was good with the Devils but similar to Simmonds after he was traded to Nashville he was not good. In the playoffs he had a nice hit in game one but it didn't really create any momentum and was overall way too slow to use against the Stars speediers lineup .

He can still be effective and do work on some teams but not ones that are build on speed which these days are a ton of teams.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

He was good with the Devils but similar to Simmonds after he was traded to Nashville he was not good. In the playoffs he had a nice hit in game one but it didn't really create any momentum and was overall way too slow to use against the Stars speediers lineup .

He can still be effective and do work on some teams but not ones that are build on speed which these days are a ton of teams.

I didn't have any complaints about Boyle as a Predator. He's slow, but the key is not TOO slow, given he makes up for it in other ways. You don't need to have 13 speed demons in your forward group. Especially our team where we have a few undersized guys, and not a lot of veteran leadership, it's ok to mix things up and trade off some speed for size. We have some faster lines and some slower ones. I'd take Boyle back today in an instant. 2yrs, $2M AAV, he's worth that money.

I thought he played pretty well for us. Not flashy numbers, but our PP was just thoroughly dysfunctional. He could have had a few more points on a better team. He had appendicitis in the playoffs and wasn't expected to play at all for us... that he even got into 3 games was a bit of a "miraculous recovery"... probably a little too miraculous, he probably wasn't really ready to play. But otherwise he would have been expected to play every game.

 

[Smitty426]

Rangers should bring him back where he started his NHL career. It the Rangers didnt take that chance who knows what would have happened to Boyle. Kings gave up on him pretty quickly

He was drafted by LAKs and played first two seasons there. Do you mean when his career started to take off with the Rangers?

 

[Flgatorguy87]

He was good with the Devils but similar to Simmonds after he was traded to Nashville he was not good. In the playoffs he had a nice hit in game one but it didn't really create any momentum and was overall way too slow to use against the Stars speediers lineup .

He can still be effective and do work on some teams but not ones that are build on speed which these days are a ton of teams.

He was very solid and the best acquisition we made last year to finish the season. I think his foot speed concern was severely over stated. I mean Boyle is what he is, but I will say that Simmonds was the guy that looked like the game had passed by with foot speed.

 

[SpeakingOfTheDevils]

He’s slow as molasses. Stick a fork in him.

This is true, but he still has a niche skillset that could be attractive to some teams as an extra forward. His usage would definitely be matchup-dependent. It'd have to be a perfect storm.

 

[DFC]

He was very solid and the best acquisition we made last year to finish the season. I think his foot speed concern was severely over stated. I mean Boyle is what he is, but I will say that Simmonds was the guy that looked like the game had passed by with foot speed.

He was never fast in TB. The best thing you can say about his skating is it's... awkward.

But that said, it never hurt us. So who cares? Is his lack of speed hurting teams now? That's the only way this should be a factor. I don't see why anybody cares if you're slow so long as you're more effective than the speedy guys. That was the case for Boyle in TB. Not sure if it remains the case today.

 

[Flgatorguy87]

He was never fast in TB. The best thing you can say about his skating is it's... awkward.

But that said, it never hurt us. So who cares? Is his lack of speed hurting teams now? That's the only way this should be a factor. I don't see why anybody cares if you're slow so long as you're more effective than the speedy guys. That was the case for Boyle in TB. Not sure if it remains the case today.

I think that's pretty much what we saw. He is efficient with how he reads plays and more often than not is in the right spot. I mean the guy isn't fast, but you don't play in the NHL with his foot speed for this long without being anticipatory and smart about the game. He was still fine for us last year and I would be happy to have him back to center our 4th line.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

I think that's pretty much what we saw. He is efficient with how he reads plays and more often than not is in the right spot. I mean the guy isn't fast, but you don't play in the NHL with his foot speed for this long without being anticipatory and smart about the game. He was still fine for us last year and I would be happy to have him back to center our 4th line.

I probably wouldn't use him as a center given our over-abundance at the position, but otherwise totally agreed. The bottom line is he is effective. I'd take him back in a heartbeat.

 

[Shootertooter]

The guy is what you hope your 4th C is......solid.......much like Matt Cullen was.

 

[HFBS]

The guy is what you hope your 4th C is......solid.......much like Matt Cullen was.

Matt Cullen was much better than a 4C most of his career. Boyle wasn't.

 

[thethirdhockeyman91]

Boyle just absolutely be in the NHL. Dude scored 18 goals last year, a team would be crazy not
To sign him

 

[jumb0]

I think he ends up on the Predators roster at some point

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Boyle just absolutely be in the NHL. Dude scored 18 goals last year, a team would be crazy not
To sign him

Offense was up... he isn't good anymore. A team with injuries might give him a last try.

 

[NewLife]

Get Greg McKegg of my team.

 

[Man Bear Pig]

Didn't he just score 18 goals?

He's always been slow. All that matters is he's effective. I almost wish TB didn't have a log-jam down the middle. I'd love to bring him back.

Would like him back in Toronto myself. He wasnt here long but he always seemed like a responsible 4th liner who's okay at everything and doesn't get burned often. Hes reliable.

 

[WhoTagz]

I think he fits in Pits now since malkin and bjugstad are hurt

 

[seafoam]

Rangers?

 

[innitfam]

Pittsburgh will need to take a long look at signing Boyle. Malkin is out for a month - how long for Bjugstad?

 

[Leonardo87]

Did Brian Boyle get abducted by aliens or something? Shocked he hasn’t signed with a team.

 

[Zats Muccarello]

Should sign with the Rangers tbh. We just cleared cap from the Names trade and could use a bottom 6 forward even with Chytil or Kravtsov coming up from the AHL.