Brian Boyle has bounced around the NHL over his 13-year career, playing for seven different organizations. The longest he stayed in one place was in New York with the Rangers and Larry Brooks of the New York Post suggests that the Rangers may have interest in a reunion with the soon-to-be free agent.
The 35-year-old was limited to just 35 games with the Panthers last season although he managed to pick up 15 points in that span (six goals and nine assists), good for the second-highest point per game average of his career. Of course, he was his usual strong self at the faceoff dot but he didn’t see as much penalty killing time as he normally does, logging just 30 seconds per game in that situation.
New York already has four centers on their roster but Brett Howden could certainly shift over to the wing to make room for Boyle who best profiles as a fourth liner at this stage of his career. Brooks notes that the Rangers aren’t likely to sign Boyle right away as they will likely only be limited to offering a bargain contract and the veteran may want to wait things out if his asking price isn’t met right away. He made $940K last season in Florida but could command a bit more this time around.
I’d love to see Boyle back!
It would be nice, wouldn’t it.
Not close to resembling the player of old,as now is an often injured slow forward.
Rangers are TERRIBLE on face-offs…They need a center to take important face-offs especially in their zone or on special teams