I get the signing. He was dirt cheap. He can still skate. he was still a top faceoff guy last with plenty of PK time on a good PK (iirc).
But I'm glad they haven't been handing him a permanent spot out of stubborness.
i will be surprised if matthews doesnt play. having said that he looked really worn out in overtime last night. if matthews is out i want to see;
marleau-kadri-marner
jvr-nylander-brown
hyman-bozak-leivo
martin-goat-komorov
rielly-hainsey
gardiner-carrick
borgman-zaitsev
likely reason he's gotten as many starts as he had is due to the free agency signing part.
Fair point about him playing the PK. Could have been a move to give Babs another role player. Didn't work out though.
I'd really like it if Aaltonen gets a chance at some point this sealsn
Or he could have been an insurance policy on Gauthier getting healthy/into the line-up.
At one point I heard end of year before Gauthier was going to be ready, and then out of nowhere he's playing.
I thought Gauthier was good enough in last year's showing.
He skates well enough for a big man.
21 games, 1 goal, 2 assists
Boyle
21 games, 0 goals, 3 assists
Yes, neither one of them are about offense.
If GOAT is up for a Matthews injury why send down Kapanen? Something going on.
Matthews
Kadri
Bozak
GOAT
Moore is the odd man out unless there is a trade.
Boyle was brought in for his experience and faceoff abilities. Also to contribute as well, but unfortunately that didn't' pan out. Boyle has had descent numbers offensively over the years
Not as big of a fan of Goat as most in here seem to be.
Would rather recall Fehr
Fehr was assigned to San Diego today.
Not as big of a fan of Goat as most in here seem to be.
Would rather recall Fehr
You aren't a fan of reliable players, who are a coaches dream and will do all the small things required to win?
Our 4th line was awful before we got Boyle and terrific after the trade so.....Had the same FO% as GOAT. The guy did nothing and probably should have been screened better (bloodwork discovered his problems) before paying a 2nd for someone that probably was fighting a terrible disease during the stretch. Did he not experience strange symptoms or anything? It's hard to say either way but Boyle did not provide a 2nd worth of support to our team.