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# Oh Yeah, And The Leafs Signed David Booth
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/oh-yeah-and-the-leafs-signed-david-booth/
- Published: 2014-07-23T11:13:33.000Z
- Updated: 2014-07-23T11:13:33.000Z
- Description: Good news, everyone!
- Author: J.P. Nikota
- Tags: #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:27

Yes, the [Toronto Maple Leafs](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/toronto-maple-leafs?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) signed [David Booth](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/55515/david-booth?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) to a [one-year contract worth $1.1M](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/nhl-twt/) yesterday. This is great news.

A quick glance at [Booth's box score stats](http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=67781&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) paints the picture of a guy who will be 30 in November and who has already seen his best production years come and go, as a long list of injuries ([that includes two concussions and a serious ankle injury](http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/bio/?id=4515&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)) has started to pile up. His three games in the AHL last season, for example, were on a conditioning stint as he recovered from a lower body injury.

[Bought out of his contract](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/nhl-twt/) at the end of this past season by the [Vancouver Canucks](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/vancouver-canucks?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com), Booth's value dropped off substantially from the $4.75M he was making earlier.

On the other hand, Booth has been relatively productive while healthy, having scored 30 goals once and hit the 20-goal mark two additional times.

[He's not much of a fighter](http://www.hockeyfights.com/players/5008?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com), and because he plays the left side, barring an injury to either James van Riemsdyk or [Joffrey Lupul](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/55006/joffrey-lupul?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com), he'll be competing with [Leo Komarov](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/156612/leo-komarov?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) for time [on the third line](http://www.capgeek.com/mapleleafs/depth-chart/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com), so it's reasonable to expect limited production.

Would the Leafs try him out on his off-wing? He could easily better David Clarkson's production from last season. In fact, Booth's 1.28 P/60 last season doesn't look half bad.

Last season, his Behind the Net numbers looked pretty good, with[ reasonably strong possession numbers despite mediocre zone starts](http://www.behindthenet.ca/nhl%5Fstatistics.php?ds=30&s=29&f1=2013%5Fs&f2=5v5&f4=C+LW+RW&f5=VAN&f7=10-&c=0+1+3+5+4+6+7+8+13+14+29+30+32+33+34+45+46+63+67&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com).

To cap it all off, Booth can (or at least could) skate, which is a must-have for bottom-six NHL players. Witness:

  
Basically, the Leafs have found a guy to sign a Mason Raymond-type deal, and that's great news. Good cap hit, no real risk (the team can bury almost his entire salary in the AHL if need be), and yeah, he has a bit of upside.