Ducks Sign Boynton

by stormj on Jul 9, 2009 10:12 AM PDT

http://ducks.nhl.com/team/app?page=PlayerDetail&playerId=8466145&service=page&tab=prf

Nice work by Murray.

Boynton has most of Pronger's nastiness, but doesn't have his offensive upside, experience, or baggage. This rounds out the D corps. On twitter the signing was apparently 1 year for $1.5m, a bargain price.

This is a good enough team to go to camp now. We'll see if there's any movement with Giguere, but they can now use that to fill any huge gaps that show up in actual play instead of paper.

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We’ll see if there’s any movement with Giguere, but they can now use that to fill any huge gaps that show up in actual play instead of paper.

I’m always willing to be surprised, but I honestly don’t anticipate being able to move Giguere until the trade deadline at the earliest — once most of this year’s salary is paid and some playoff team’s goaltending goes to crap, then it might be feasible.

Until then, though, I think we start the season with Jiggy — and it may be a good thing to do. With all the blueline turnaround, it’s definitely worth seeing how both goalies react to the changing of the guard. Heck, it may even turn out that come trade deadline, we hold on vehemently to Giguere — here’s hoping that’s the case. I like a Jiggy that stops pucks.

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by Earl Sleek on Jul 9, 2009 10:20 AM PDT reply actions

yea hold on to jiggy…maybe hiller is a 1 year wonder?

well c what happens…

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jul 9, 2009 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions

Heh, my first thought when I read “Ducks sign Boynton” was “HUGE MISTAKE!” Then I see the term and money… Nice. With his regression I expected the guy to become a boat anchor contract for someone who panics and signs him long term based on past success. Seems that no-one was willing to do that, and well, Boynton’s loss was the Ducks’ gain.

by Malurous on Jul 10, 2009 2:17 AM PDT reply actions

Yeah, no baggage with Boynton (cough-coach’s headache-cough).

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by Donny Rivette on Jul 10, 2009 10:03 AM PDT reply actions

I think Randy Carlyle has had a headache since the moment I’ve known him.

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by Earl Sleek on Jul 10, 2009 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions

Oh...

…I didn’t mean to say he didn’t have baggage, just not Pronger’s baggage. That’s not really saying much, but I like to write in threes. (;

by stormj on Jul 10, 2009 12:09 PM PDT reply actions

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