Blackhawks Notes: Boynton To Philly, Leddy Rejoices

Chicago Blackhawks Troy Brouwer (L.) celebrates with teammate Nick Boynton after scoring the second goal against the Vancouver Canucks during the second period at Rogers Arena in Vancouver British Columbia on November 20, 2010. The Blackhawks beat the Canucks 7-1. UPI/Heinz Ruckemann The Chicago Blackhawks gave us a perfect example of addition by subtraction this weekend, when defenseman Nick Boynton was claimed off of waivers by the Philadelphia Flyers. Boynton had been placed on waivers by Chicago at the end of the week. He was a member of last year’s championship squad, after being acquired in a deadline deal with the Anaheim Ducks. He was on the ice for Patrick Kane‘s overtime goal in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup finals. While Boynton’s numbers might look better than Niklas Hjalmarsson or Jordan Hendry, we know numbers don’t tell the whole story. Boynton’s tenure in Chicago was riddled with bad penalties and a penchant for looking lost on the ice...