Now 30 years later, the Toronto Maple Leafs have a new Osborne in Zach Hyman. The Leafs acquired Osborne from the New York Rangers for Jeff Jackson and a third round pick in 1989 (Rob Zamuner).
The Leafs acquired Hyman from the Florida Panthers for Greg McKegg in 2015.
Similarity #1: Strong Forechecking
Osborne not only produced for his team, he was also a very strong forechecker. Back when the dump and chase method was still a new concept, he was already very good at it.
He’d go in hard with a lot of speed to force the other team to make a mistake.