Jason Allison Jason Paul Allison ( born May 29 , 1975 ) is a retired professional centre , most notably for the Boston Bruins of the NHL , for which he briefly served as team captain . Playing career . Allison attended Humber Summit Middle School and Emery Collegiate Institute in North York . His brother , Todd Allison also attended the same school . He played AAA Hockey with the Toronto Red Wings Hockey Club . Allison was drafted 17th overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals , after a stellar junior career for the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League . Allison played parts of two seasons with the Los Angeles Kings where , for a brief time , he teamed with former stars Žigmund Pálffy and Adam Deadmarsh . He has also played for the Boston Bruins , and Washington Capitals . His best season was 2000 – 01 when he had 95 points . Allison has played 552 games in his career , racking up 154 goals and 331 assists for 485 points . He also has 25 points in 25 career playoff games . Allison missed most of the 2002 – 03 season and all of the following year because of a neck injury and concussion . Prior to the 2005 – 2006 season , Allison signed a one year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs worth 1 . 5 million dollars , with bonus incentives for good performance . Allison suffered a hand injury in a game against Montreal , and had to have surgery on his hand , which sidelined him for the remainder of the season . After the 2005 – 2006 season , Allison became an unrestricted free agent . Toronto chose not to re - sign Allison because new head coach Paul Maurice and GM John Ferguson Jr . did not feel Allison ' s poor skating abilities and age would be a proper fit for their new , young , fast - paced team . Allison did not sign with a team for the 2006 – 07 NHL season or subsequently , despite rumours of multiple contract offers . Due to various injuries and contract issues dating back to 2002 , as well as private life issues , Allison has only played in 92 games over the last five NHL seasons . He is now operating a horse farm north of Toronto . Allison is a point per game player . He is known for his slow and wiley dangles . He loves going into the corners and playing behind the net . He has a knack for taking slow fluttering wrist shots that somehow always go in . Darcy Tucker referred to Allison as a " dictator " when playing on his line , due to his ability to control the play and distribute the puck . According to Allison , one time at the LA Kings training camp , he was the second fastest skater from blue line to blue line . Reception by Toronto . Allison came as an unexpected signing when he was contracted to the Maple Leafs . John Ferguson , Jr . ( JFJ ) had often pursued stellar veteran players with a large amount of NHL experience and Jason Allison fit this description . Allison was a point per game player for the most part , so the majority of Maple Leafs fans saw his contract as benevolent . However , extremely early in his career with the Maple Leafs during an overtime shootout loss , Allison purposely skated extremely slowly . After missing his shot , Allison had developed an image of " not trying " , and being a slow skater . This performance resonated in the minds of Leaf fans throughout Allison ' s tenure with the blue and white . Allison ' s critics adopted a stance suggesting that his slow lazy drooping style of play was a detriment to the Leafs organization .