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Toronto Maple Leafs Acquire Brian Boyle From Lightning

We talked about Brian Boyle rumors with the Toronto Maple Leafs weeks ago, but now it’s a reality.

Here’s the deal:

Here’s the run down from the rumor post from two weeks ago:

  • Rental player
  • $2M salary
  • Shooting 4.5% over career average, 2.4% over avg with TBL (i.e. outscoring his potential)
  • Above average shot suppression
  • Defensively sound, offensively challenged
  • Drives possession compared to linemates (most common at 5v5 is Valtteri Filppula, who is awful and can barely carry his own hockey gear)
  • Possibly only 6’6″ player ever to lose every single fight he’s been in

This is what the Leafs now have.