TOR Sign [F] David Booth to 1-Year/$1.1M Contract

[Fuhgeddaboudit]

David Nonis, Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, announced Tuesday the hockey club has signed forward David Booth to a one-year contract.

Booth, 29, played 66 games for the Vancouver Canucks in 2013-14, collecting nine goals, 10 assists, 19 points and 18 penalty minutes. The 6-0, 212-pound winger has registered 218 career NHL points (113 goals, 105 assists) and 181 penalty minutes in 443 games with the Canucks and Florida Panthers. In 2008-09 with the Panthers, Booth set career highs in goals (31), assists (29) and points (60) in 72 games.
 

 
http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=726903
 
Damn good price for Boothe and a good signing for Toronto. Wish the Rangers got him at that price.

 

[Phil The Thrill]

Apparently his advanced puck possession stats are good, so I'm all for it. We need to get on the Corsi/Fenwick bandwagon.

 

[snipezo]

I'll do my research on it for sure.

I use sabermetrics so much to gauge how well an MLB/MILBer's doing. Might as well learn advance hockey stats.

 

[Phil The Thrill]

It all has to do with the number of shots attempted while you're on the ice and shit. I want to understand it better.
 
Apparently some analytics are trying to develop a WAR for the NHL.

 

[snipezo]

Implementing advanced stats in hockey is a step in the right direction for sure. I can't wait to listen to old farts like Don Cherry bash it once it gains a little more popularity throughout the league.