The Toronto Maple Leafs were getting absolutely great value from Zach Hyman last season.
It’s funny, Kyle Dubas always gets a lot of criticism, but hardly anyone ever gives the Toronto Maple Leafs GM any credit.
The first trade Dubas made as an NHL GM was acquiring Hyman from the Florida Panthers for nothing. Considering the cost and eventual outcome, this has to be one of the better trades in Leafs history.
The team then followed that up by giving Hyman one of the best contracts in the NHL – four years at $2.25 million.