Confirmed with Link: Coyotes extend Travis Boyd (2 yr., $1.75M AAV)

[RemoAZ]

It's clear that Armstrong is all in on a scorched earth rebuild from top to bottom. Pretty much everyone in the organization has 12 months or less tenure and he's cut the team to the bone on the NHL roster and below. It makes total sense to sign all these scrap heap guys to fill the roster until the prospects start trickling in. No need to spend any more money than he has to especially considering all the cash he's burning by eating bad contracts for draft picks. Ticket revenue will suck and I'd imagine poor TV ratings will hurt sponsorship money. Forget corporate money while you still have no lease and a garbage team. So why sign an average or slightly above average guy for $3mil when you can get 2 or 3 scrap heap guys for the same money and aid the tank at that same time?

Whether we get a generational guy or not is pure luck. I'd bet the house that Armstrong isn't counting on that. He's trying to build a solid talent pool that will result in a winner. Getting that McDavid/Crosby/Matthews player would make everything easier/faster/better. Hopefully giving us shit to watch in the mean time pays off eventually.

 

[GiveAFlyingPuck]

Never seen a replacement level player signing get 3 pages of posts on F40.

It's more than some GDTs.

 

[LittlePipes]

We are fixing to score the least and give up the most. It is gonna be very ugly. The Sharks total losses record could be in jeopardy.
And while I guess I can support the strategy... it’s gonna be very humiliating and depressing for the coaches and players. That sucks.

 

[Schemp]

Boyd has played with O'BRIEN before. I'm expecting Boyd as our 4th line RW and O'Brien to play C.

 

[rt]

Boyd has played with O'BRIEN before. I'm expecting Boyd as our 4th line RW and O'Brien to play C.

They played several full seasons together in Hershey. Do we have some connection to Troy Mann or something?

 

[SniperHF]

It's more than some GDTs.

Next season's GDTs are going to be you and I spamming ready for the challenge at each other with everyone else ignoring the team on ice due to awfulness.

 

[TheLegend]

Next season's GDTs are going to be you and I spamming ready for the challenge at each other with everyone else ignoring the team on ice due to awfulness.

I’ll be in the corner tapping a beat to the video.

 

[Schemp]

They played several full seasons together in Hershey. Do we have some connection to Troy Mann or something?

I don't think so. Just a connection between Tourigny and O'Brien in the Q.

 

[MIGs Dog]

Reading the comments of when we signed Boyd, and now he's tied for the team lead in goals. Admittedly, it's a low bar, but he's been a pleasant surprise.

 

[TheLegend]

Reading the comments of when we signed Boyd, and now he's tied for the team lead in goals. Admittedly, it's a low bar, but he's been a pleasant surprise.

Well 6 goals is a career high for him.

 

[MIGs Dog]

Well 6 goals is a career high for him.

He probably hasn't seen this many top line minutes in his NHL career, particularly when he was in Washington.

 

[hbk]

Bring on the 2nd rounder!!!!!

 

[Kaizen]

You're dreaming in technicolour - no way BA pulls a second for Boyd. I don't blame you for dreaming big of course.

Edit - unless that was a play on the insane number of 2nds BA and co have already accumulated and I took the bait?

 

[MIGs Dog]

Only 19 shots. While it's a great shooting percentage, I'd say his good fortune is unlikely to continue at the same rate.

 

[hbk]

You're dreaming in technicolour - no way BA pulls a second for Boyd. I don't blame you for dreaming big of course.

Edit - unless that was a play on the insane number of 2nds BA and co have already accumulated and I took the bait?

It was more funny with the 2nd.

 

[Edenjung]

All your draft picks belong to us.

 

[Hogan20]

Nice little 2 year extension for Boyd. Happy to have him

 

[rt]

Boyd and Mayo have taught me a lot about what a guy can do when he gets an opportunity. Diamonds in the rough don’t sparkle for paper scouts like me that don’t watch the games.

 

[moosemeister]

Good for him!

 

[Mosby]

I'd have rather traded him for a pick. Second choice would have been a 1-year extension. No big deal though. Curious where they see him fitting into the lineup next season.

 

[hbk]

I'd have rather traded him for a pick. Second choice would have been a 1-year extension. No big deal though. Curious where they see him fitting into the lineup next season.

Depends on the pick. If the offer is a 6th or 7th then re-sign. Big difference than a 2nd or 3rd especially when we already have 14 picks.

 

[Headcrush19]

Good for him!

He's been solid and deserves this IMO!

 

[Jamieh]

Probably gonna see a few of these, FA gonna be tough to attract for next few seasons.

 

[TheLegend]

 

[rt]

Probably gonna see a few of these, FA gonna be tough to attract for next few seasons.

Exactly. I hope Johan Larsson is willing to take the same deal Boyd just did.