Claimed off Waivers: [VAN] Canucks claim Travis Boyd off waivers from Maple Leafs

[Amadeus]

Solid player on the bottom line. His play tailed off a bit over the past 2 weeks after he started well.

He'll be a good depth option.

 

[Deadly Dogma]

I could see a backroom deal here. Vesey and Boyd were pushed out but still should be in the NHL. So Leafs and Nucks make a deal where they claim them and if the leafs have injuries pilling up 1 of them gets waived and reclaimed by the Leafs. Kind of a win win, Vancouver gets help in their bottom 6, Leafs get to have a spare getting NHL games.

 

[Richard88]

Good pickup for Vancouver. They need cheap depth players and Boyd is a decent one.

 

[jackjohnson]

Meh....Underrated?...he's averaging about 3 goals and 10 points a year (to date)?

better than Roussel and Beagle

 

[Michael HOMERUNing]

It sucks losing Boyd. He was an efficient player in the games he played. Probably better than half of Vancouver's bottom six.

 

[Michael HOMERUNing]

I could see a backroom deal here. Vesey and Boyd were pushed out but still should be in the NHL. So Leafs and Nucks make a deal where they claim them and if the leafs have injuries pilling up 1 of them gets waived and reclaimed by the Leafs. Kind of a win win, Vancouver gets help in their bottom 6, Leafs get to have a spare getting NHL games.

Why would the Canucks make that deal?

 

[jackjohnson]

Leivo, Vesey now Boyd... Vancouver loves Toronto’s sloppy seconds.

Anyways, nice player. Not enough room for him on the Leafs but should be able to crack the Canucks top 9.

Its ok, we will beat Toronto with their sloppy seconds

 

[MarkovsKnee]

This made me laugh I'll be honest. If Vancouver waives Boyd again aren't the Leafs able to re-claim and send him to the minors?

Yes, or their taxi squad unless another team has put in a claim for him then they would get him.

Good move. Vancouver's bottom 6 could use some depth.

 

[Doublerum1975]

Leivo, Vesey now Boyd... Vancouver loves Toronto’s sloppy seconds.

Anyways, nice player. Not enough room for him on the Leafs but should be able to crack the Canucks top 9.

Kinda funny you posting the sloppy seconds thing with that user name and profile picture lol

 

[Tempo]

Benning has no choice but to be frugal since he pissed away most of the team’s cap on bad players.

 

[Canucks LB]

Seems like a good move, Canucks have lots of injuries and a poor bottom 6.
Can't hurt them, good job

 

[banks]

First Vesey, and now Boyd? Just how bad was the bottom 6 in Vancouver?

 

[ottomaddox]

Quick put Hutch on waivers!

Wait! Leafs acquired Jonathan Quick?

 

[Canucklehead94]

First Vesey, and now Boyd? Just how bad was the bottom 6 in Vancouver?

Bad. Probably bottom five in the league.

 

[Randy Randerson]

don't get your hopes up about a top 6 player or anything, but he's more than fine in the bottom 6. Generates lots of shots, has a bit of skill, forechecks well. For his price I would have been happy to keep him, and would be happy to sign him again next year if he makes free agency.

 

[Holymakinaw]

Dubas is so good, he built the 1st place Leafs and now he's building the Vancouver Canucks in the same season.

 

[Hynh]

Soon to be a Flame then

The Canadian Centipede

 

[Hivemind]

The fact that there’s a million Leafs fan overshadows what the Canucks are actually doing, collecting ex-Capitals. Boyd, Schmidt, Holtby, and Beagle now.

 

[Grantham]

Six mil tied up in Beagle and Roussel for this year and next...and here our two recent waiver pickups at league minimum are equal or better. And yet Jimmybob keeps his job year after year. One of the wonders we'll never understand!

 

[SML2]

Benning rolling through the dollar store filling out his roster

 

[Rude Dog]

Darn. I liked Boyd on the 4th line. Vesey was no loss, but this one stings a little. Very replaceable but kind of sucks

 

[Wildcarder]

Perfect for Vancouver. Now we can trade Sutter with salary retained to Toronto for a draft pick and we get no worse after picking up Boyd and Vesey ;-)

 

[sxvnert]

Unlike Vesey, Boyd is actually useful in a fourth line role.

 

[JAK]

Everyone is missing the point that Loui Eriksson couldn't even cut it as a 12th forward and Canucks picked up waiver claims to fill the spot.

I really want to know what is wrong with Loui, my gut says that first goal he scored in the first game in a Canucks uniform against his own team, gave him the YIPS.

 

[krutovsdonut]

Everyone is missing the point that Loui Eriksson couldn't even cut it as a 12th forward and Canucks picked up waiver claims to fill the spot.

I really want to know what is wrong with Loui, my gut says that first goal he scored in the first game in a Canucks uniform against his own team, gave him the YIPS.

eriksson is getting old now and to be fair to him he was given no chance at the beginning of the season to find his legs or take on a role. you play any 35 year old once every two weeks in random fill in assignments with unfamiliar line mates and see how they do.