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Despite speculation that Tyler Bozak would follow fellow Leaf Mikhail Grabovski out the door and sign elsewhere as an unrestricted free agent, the centre said he was never as close to leaving as was being rumoured and in fact, did not field any official offers from other NHL teams.
Speaking with Mike Hogan and Jeff O'Neill on Leafs Lunch Friday afternoon on TSN 1050, the 27-year-old also weighed in on the Leafs off-season additions and the critics who question whether he is a number one centre.
"We weren't talking to many other teams," Bozak said. "We actually agreed with the Leafs before the Noon (eastern free agency deadline) time even started, so I wasn't able to field any offers. My agent had talked to some teams in that period where you are able to but my number one choice was to stay, so that was our main focus."
He said both the Leafs and his representatives were on the same page, making the negotiations relatively pain free.
"I wanted to stay and they wanted to keep me so we were able to get to a number that we both agreed on pretty easily."
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