February has come and gone in the NHL and that means some former Maple Leafs have had another month under their belt with their new teams they signed last offseason. From players like Zach Hyman to Nick Foligno to a guy like Alex Galchenyuk and more, I review the month they’ve had as well as the season they’re currently having with their new team.

Statistics February 2022: 12 GP – 6 G – 4 A – 10 PTS – 20:48 TOI

Stats 2021-22: 47 GP – 19 G – 16 A – 35 PTS – 19:20 TOI

Contract: 7 years x $5.5M

It’s no secret that it stung when Zach Hyman left the Toronto Maple Leafs last season and signed a seven-year contract with the Edmonton Oilers, and I’m pretty sure many other Leafs fans may agree with me on this. However, it stings a little less now because Kyle Dubas and company have come out and signed Michael Bunting to a two-year deal carrying a $950,000 AAV and he’s been producing at a great rate on the wing with Matthews and Marner. But just because Hyman left Toronto doesn’t mean his production will stop either, especially since he’s now on a team with two of the best players in the world in McDavid and Draisaitl.

Hyman came out with a bang to start the year with the Oilers and looked to score in almost every game in October, but then slowly slowed his output as the season progressed. Now obviously Hyman isn’t the player who’s going to score 60+ points every season in his sleep, but he’s someone who’s capable of giving you really solid production in the lineup, especially if he’s playing alongside some elite players. His main job is getting pucks in the corner, battling in front of the net, throwing his body when needed, he’s someone the Oilers needed and someone the Maple Leafs really liked.

This season, Hyman is currently doing all of that and more for this Oilers team and helping them in more ways than one. In the month of February, Hyman played 12 games and was excellent in those competitions, recording 10 points – six goals and four points – while averaging nearly 21 minutes of ice time per night as of 8:48 p.m. Hyman will continue to be a very important part of this Oilers team going forward this year if they want to make the playoffs because they’re in a Pacific Division where it’s a lot closer than people thought before the season.

February 2022 stats: 8 GP – 5-1-2 – 2.13 GAA – 0.931 SV% – 2 SO

2021-22 stats: 38 GP – 29-7-2 – 2.03 GAA – 0.930 SV% – 3 SO

Contract: 2 years x $4.5M

Honestly, it’s been amazing to see Frederik Andersen rebound in a major way this season with the Carolina Hurricanes, but it also stings a bit because the Toronto Maple Leafs could really use that goaltender right now because of the struggles. by Jack Campbell and Petr Mrazek. recently. However, it’s about Andersen right now and the Vezina-like season he’s having right now with the Hurricanes, who are one of the best teams in the entire league. As we all know, Carolina signed Andersen to a two-year contract carrying a $4.5 million AAV this offseason, and initially some people thought it was a bit rich considering his bad consecutive seasons with the Maple Leafs. , but clearly he proved everyone wrong and bounced back.

Not only did Frederik Andersen have a great month of February posting a 5-1-2 record and posting a 2.13 GAA and 0.931 SV %, he’s been absolutely amazing all season long. , well, pretty much the whole season minus the month of November where he sort of dropped in his performance from October. But nonetheless, Andersen has been as good as he can be all season long for the Carolina Hurricanes and is now 29-7-2 with a 2.03 GAA and .930 SV% with 3 shutouts in 38 games played. Simply amazing for the Danish keeper.

Now, when I say that Frederik Andersen continues to be in the Vezina Trophy conversation, I don’t mean that he will win the award because there is also another European goalkeeper in the league this season who is posting historical figures in the crease and could not only win the Vezina Trophy this season, but he could even win the Hart Trophy since he was without a doubt the New York Rangers’ best player. This is Igor Shesterkin. He has a ridiculous 1.95 GAA and a 0.941 SV% in 34 games this season! Simply out of this world for the 26-year-old keeper.

Statistics February 2022: 10 GP – 0 G – 0 A – 0 PTS – 12:45 TOI

Statistics 2021-22: 36 GP – 1 G – 6 A – 7 PTS – 13:46 TOI

Contract: 2 years x $3.8M

It’s been a pretty tough season for Nick Foligno so far with his new team, the Boston Bruins. Now, I know Foligno isn’t the same player offensively that he dated back to his later days with the Senators and days with the Blue Jackets, but Foligno is still someone who can give you some kind of offense n any night, but he’s also reliable defensively and as we all know, he’s not afraid to push things around.

Now, for this exact reason, Foligno is going to be a very, very important piece for this Bruins team going into the final stretch of the regular season and the playoffs because Foligno is that type of player who plays playoff-style hockey and it’s really great to have someone like that on your hockey team.

Watching how he has produced so far halfway through the season is by no means good. He’s been hit with a few injuries so far and that’s obviously kept him out of the roster, but when he’s been able to dress for some Bruins games he doesn’t appear on the sheet. pointing. He played in 10 games in the month of February and posted zeros across the board in goals, assists and points while averaging nearly 13 minutes of ice time. In the 36 games he has played so far, he has had seven points – one goal and six assists – while averaging nearly 14 minutes per night at 1:46 of ice time.

Statistics February 2022: 0 GP – 0 G – 0 A – 0 PTS – 0:00 TOI

Statistics 2021-22: 23 GP – 2 G – 4 A – 6 PTS – 17:25 TOI

Contract: 3 years x $850,000

Zach Bogosian sat out February with the Tampa Bay Lightning due to an injury he suffered and is currently on the IR roster with a lower body injury. It’s been a tough season for the defenseman as he’s battled a small handful of injuries so far and has only been able to dress for 23 of Tampa Bay’s 51 games this season. Bogosian, who was with the Maple Leafs last season, provides excellent third-pairing/outside minutes and will throw his body and be physical when needed. Toronto fans witnessed this last season and I think we can agree it was a good fit for their third pair last year. As I said, Bogosian has only played 23 games so far this season and in those 23 games he has had six points – two goals and four assists – averaging 17:25 minutes in game time. ice cream per evening. He was nothing more than a solid 5/6 defenseman for Tampa Bay when healthy.

Statistics February 2022: 0 GP – 0 G – 0 A – 0 PTS – 0:00 TOI

Statistics 2021-22: 24 GP – 4 G – 2 A – 6 PTS – 11:02 TOI

Contract: 1 year x $750,000

Joe Thornton did not play in February with the Florida Panthers due to an undisclosed injury he suffered some time ago. Thornton is not an everyday player for the Florida Panthers and in addition to his current injury which landed him on the IR, it is more difficult for the future Hall of Famer to find a place on this fourth line. However, Thornton has played 24 games this season, so it’s not like he hasn’t played at all. In those 24 games, he had six points — two goals and four assists — while averaging just over 11 minutes of ice time per night as of 11:02 p.m.

Stats February 2022: 10 GP – 4 G – 3 A – 7 PTS – 14:36 ​​TOI

Statistics 2021-22: 33 GP – 4 G – 8 A – 12 PTS – 13:15 TOI

Contract: 1 year x $750,000

It wasn’t quite the best of starts for Alex Galchentyk with the Arizona Coyotes this season due to injury and he eventually landed on the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol roster. However, lately, it looks like Galchenyuk has found his game and is producing on the attacking side, especially in the month of February. From making his season debut in mid-November until the end of January, Galchenyuk had averaged just 12:40 of ice time per night and had just five points overall in 23 matches. Fast forward to February and he increased his ice time average to 14:36 ​​per night and recorded seven points in 10 games during the month – four goals and three assists. For someone who signed for one of his former teams when he was in the middle of a rebuild, I think it’s important for a player like Galchenyuk to make the most of that opportunity and try to go back to how he played in his Montreal days or at least very close. I feel like when he was in Toronto it kind of helped him get his game back when he was working with the development team.