Playing career Brad Boyes

boyes st. louis blues

the bruins traded boyes st. louis blues in exchange dennis wideman on february 27, 2007. in st. louis boyes became star player, scoring 43 goals in 2007 season, tied 4th in league. followed 33 goals in 2008 season.

on february 27, 2011, boyes traded blues buffalo sabres in exchange second round pick in 2011 nhl entry draft. boyes scored goal in each of first 2 games sabres.

on july 1, 2012, signed free agent one-year, $1 million deal new york islanders. ambition move on disappointing tenure sabres, boyes rediscovered scoring touch during shortened 2012–13 season score 35 points in 48 games on islanders top scoring line alongside john tavares , matt moulson.

unsigned in off-season boyes offered professional try-out contract islanders , florida panthers. chose attend panthers training camp , signed one-year deal them on september 28, 2013. after recording 36 points in 78 games, boyes resigned panthers two-year, $5.25 million contract.

the last year of boyes contract bought out on june 30, 2015, making boyes free agent. despite picking 38 points in 78 games , having advanced analytics, boyes unable find deal, , on september 10, 2015, signed professional tryout contract attend training camp toronto maple leafs, team drafted him in 2000. boyes impressed @ camp , during pre-season, , on september 27, 2015, rewarded 1-year, $700,000 contract leafs. on november 2, 2015, boyes scored first goal club. in process, boyes set franchise record longest span between getting drafted , scoring first goal maple leafs, notching 5609 days after being drafted. boyes finish season 24 points in 60 games, seen decent production given limited time on maple leafs team finished last in nhl.