Confirmed with Link: Maple Leafs sign Brad Boyes to 1 year $700k deal.

[inthe6ix]

Can't believe Boyes is 33 - damn, time flies.

Decent signing and not shocking since Seto and Glencross were invisible in their PTO's.

 

[Sergei Berezin]

Boyes seems happy to not be in Florida anymore haha

 

[TiMo15]

Boyes seems happy to not be in Florida anymore haha

I think he was sad to get traded in the first place. What did Leafs get in return? Owen Nolan!!! That's a bad trade!!

 

[Clark4Ever]

Good signing. He earned a contract with his play.

This gives us 8-9 forwards capable of scoring 15-20 goals or more.

 

[ACC1224]

No surprise at all he was signed, it was a given. He would have to have been absolutely terrible not to get a spot.

 

[Mess]

$700k contract for a player that scored 14 goals and 38 points last year and likely to play in Leafs top 6 this year is good value.

 

[Mess]

Leafs have been preaching patience and no better example than Brad Boyes.

Drafted by the Leafs 1st round 2000 entry draft and is finally ready to make his Leafs debut +15 years later in 2015.

 

[Kubus]

$700k contract for a player that scored 14 goals and 38 points last year and likely to play in Leafs top 6 this year is good value.

Yup, and it gives him a chance at the cup. If he has a good season, at this price, I'm sure a few contenders will be interested in him at TD.

 

[gabeliscious]

Yup, and it gives him a chance at the cup. If he has a good season, at this price, I'm sure a few contenders will be interested in him at TD.

i could see him on the 2nd line with lupul and bozak. he should realistically be able to flirt with 50 points if he gets top 6 minutes and 2nd pp time. for $700,000 i would think he would be easy to flip at the deadline for a ~3rd.

 

[I Believe]

Hard not to like the signing.

 

[Punch Drunk Loov]

You have to think he has come to Toronto to eat minutes and then be flipped to a playoff team at the deadline.

 

[Trapper]

Leafs have been preaching patience and no better example than Brad Boyes.

Drafted by the Leafs 1st round 2000 entry draft and is finally ready to make his Leafs debut +15 years later in 2015.

LOL that's awesome.
Forget the Wings model.
The Leafs really let their prospects develop.
In a few more years Steen should be ready.

 

[Ovate]

i could see him on the 2nd line with lupul and bozak. he should realistically be able to flirt with 50 points if he gets top 6 minutes and 2nd pp time. for $700,000 i would think he would be easy to flip at the deadline for a ~3rd.

If he's on track for 50 points, he'll get a hell of a lot more than a 3rd.

Glencross had 28P in 53 games for the Flames, and he got a 2nd and a 3rd. His cap hit was more than three times as high as Boyes, and they have comparable defensive play.

 

[senor martinez]

Can't believe Boyes is 33 - damn, time flies.

Decent signing and not shocking since Seto and Glencross were invisible in their PTO's.

I know, we all have to make our new babies fast so we could produce more ice hockey players like Brad Boyes. Time goes on.

 

[Clark4Ever]

Boyes could put up decent numbers with the ice time and PP minutes he'll be given here. I could easily envision landing a 2nd or 3rd round pick for him at the deadline.

 

[crederer]

JVR-Bozak-Parenteau
Lupul-Kadri-Grabner
Matthias-Holland-Boyes
Winnik-Spaling-Komarov
Arcobello/Panik

Sounds about right, can we wrap up training camp now and get the season started?

Jesus, that legit looks better than last year....

 

[crederer]

Trade Komarov, 3 mil 4th line player.

He's probably the best defensive forward on the team, will get PK minutes like crazy, I'm sure.

 

[Darcy Tucker]

LOL that's awesome.
Forget the Wings model.
The Leafs really let their prospects develop.
In a few more years Steen should be ready.

and Rask will come here in his twilight years like Ed Belfour and lead us to the promise land

 

[sda]

and Rask will come here in his twilight years like Ed Belfour and lead us to the promise land

Was thinking Justin Pogue should be ready in a few years

 

[thewave]

Jesus, that legit looks better than last year....

Good signing. Seems the team direction is what I said they should do last year. Get old to get young.

It is. They are not planning to tank at all. This is a team ready to fight for the last playoff spot if they have Nylander in. Either way, not bottom 9 team for sure. 10-16 yes.

 

[cupcrazyman]

Don't know why people are saying trade bait.Resign him after he has a good year.We are going to be bad for another few years & he will be a great example on & off the ice for the young guys coming in.

 

[King85Kong]

Don't know why people are saying trade bait.Resign him after he has a good year.We are going to be bad for another few years & he will be a great example on & off the ice for the young guys coming in.

Better to trade and get the picks/prospects. Stock pile the picks and prospects. We got guys that will need the spot next year to get the experience.

 

[Menzinger]

Don't know why people are saying trade bait.Resign him after he has a good year.We are going to be bad for another few years & he will be a great example on & off the ice for the young guys coming in.

You can always resign in the offseason after trading him.

Leafs traded Winnik and then brought him back in July.

 

[HoweHullOrr]

$700k contract for a player that scored 14 goals and 38 points last year and likely to play in Leafs top 6 this year is good value.

Yup, and it gives him a chance at the cup. If he has a good season, at this price, I'm sure a few contenders will be interested in him at TD.

Or alternatively, its about the average price for an unsigned player (by the other 29 teams) coming into camp on a PTO. Some people call that market value (or fmv).

 

[dubey]

I think he was sad to get traded in the first place. What did Leafs get in return? Owen Nolan!!! That's a bad trade!!

Nope it was a great trade at the time it was made