Can the Leafs have him
His Ekholm trade alone was better than anything a Leafs gm has done in at least two decades.
Hyman contract pretty damn brilliant too. Made plenty of mistakes but you can't say he isn't bold. Leafs have needed bold for awhile now.
Definitely some sloppy work and nowhere near the best gm in the league (though better than Tre, hence my comment!). But a few of his ballsy moves turned that franchise around and took them to a level that the Leafs have never been at.He don’t care about leaving a clean, crisp balance sheet
Yeah, he knew he was getting a good player, may have even anticipated a Connor bump, but no human on the planet, including Hyman himself, knew what kind of production would follow.Let's not act like Holland didn't hit the power ball jackpot with the Hyman deal.
That was no stroke of genius
Yeah, 10 of those 25 goals each year were empty netters probably.the 2yrs before he signed Hyman:
Even Strength:
Z.Hyman: 25gl/50pt pace
J.Tavares: 22gl/53pt pace
Hyman's last 3 years in TO:
6 of 21 goals into the empty net = 28.5% of total goals.
4 of 21 goals into the empty net = 19% of total goals.
2 of 15 goals into the empty net = 13.3% of total goals.
Tavares' 6 years with the Leafs:
184 goals, 4 into the ENG = 2% of total goals.
you went way back to find a great shot of a young zeke