He's a prime candidate for the Canucks to try and upgrade on....Much like the Canucks did last year when they traded for Zadorov mid-season. Thats where another Puck Moving Dman might come in. However im very intrigued with Forborts ability to be physical and his penalty killing numbers have been excellent. Maybe Bruin fans can shed more light
He is very very good on the PK but his extreme below average puck skills are a liability. By the end of his time in Boston, the amount of folks who thought the trade off was worth it was…well…I can’t recall any. But Boston had a really good PK group in general, so that doesn’t mean the trade off won’t be worth it elsewhere.
He had his most success on the bottom pairing with a puck moving RHD (Clifton) against lower end competition. Problem is that in the playoffs he would get targeted over and over and over when it gets harder to hide your weak links.
They originally tried him with McAvoy when they first signed him, but gave up on that quickly when the goals for % was under 40% for McAvoy with Forbort and nearly 65% without Forbort. The lack of puck skills against top talent was very apparent.
But it’s totally possible that the systems and surrounding guys in Vancouver can hide his puck skills better than Boston could and the Canucks could use the PK help making the trade off much better. Certainly a reasonable contract to give him, but also a potential spot for upgrade at the TDL.
People like his dog.