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Tells you the kind of UFA crop we're dealing with this year. And I'd bet Bozak is getting calls from a ton of other teams about bigger roles and more money.
Sportsnet: Leafs still in on Tyler Bozak, likely plan B if Tavares doesn't come to Toronto
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Yeah this sucks we should get McDavid instead.
If we don't get Tavares and Bozak will come back on the cheap, bringing him back is a no-brainer. We only have 2 centers at the moment.
Or, you know...we could move Nylander to C.
Yeah, if we don't get Tavares we should move Nylander to center and re-sign Bozak if he'll come reasonably cheap. That would be ideal depth down the middle.
Because "he's a terrible center" is a completely unjustified statement, and they've clearly been grooming him to be a center. And because Babcock said he views him as a center.
In light of that, why would YOU suggest he won't?
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That's not entirely true. They don't think he's defensively responsible enough to play center. Babs insists on strong 2-way play from his centres.
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Or move Kadri out if we ink JT and TB.
If there is a gap on the market in terms of Centers, that’s a great time to parlay for something you also need... Defense.
Of course, Pookie finds a way to say that this is the perfect opportunity to trade Kadri, just like every other moment in the past few years.
No, you keep the 30 goal scoring two-way center and let Bozak walk... Obviously.
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Oh yeah.
I can't see Bozak not cashing in on July 1st, don't think the Leafs will pay what he can get in salary and term from another team.
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Give me 4 top quality two way Cmen and I don't care who the wingers are. Obviously the top 3 lines need a real player at wing, ideally opposite handedness to the C for the easy passes and strong side tap in potential. Bozak isn't that.
JT
Matthews
Kadri
Looks good.
JT
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Kadri
Looks good.
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On one level its is a bit suspect because it was reported that the Leafs didn’t make any offer to Bozak over the course of the season.
The other problem is term, Bozak camp will want it, leafs wont want to to give it. I wonder if he could be interested in a 2 year higher AAV typendeal ( maybe 5-6 mil), because I had figured he’d get a 5 year 4 mil offer from some other team
The other problem is term, Bozak camp will want it, leafs wont want to to give it. I wonder if he could be interested in a 2 year higher AAV typendeal ( maybe 5-6 mil), because I had figured he’d get a 5 year 4 mil offer from some other team
more than half the league can use a center, especially the young teams that are getting good and have a lot of cap space
and theres like only a couple in free agency you can bid on, you can count them on a few fingers that can still play some and put up some points, bozak and stastny are getting 4-5 years from some team
and theres like only a couple in free agency you can bid on, you can count them on a few fingers that can still play some and put up some points, bozak and stastny are getting 4-5 years from some team
This makes sense. If the Leafs don't land Tavares (which is the more likely outcome), then they need a centre. Bozak as your #3C is better than most teams in the NHL. A lot of people don't like him not because of his own play, but because of how he has been used. He's often been put in a top-line position when he is ideally not that, frequently out of necessity until perhaps the last season or two.
I think that Nylander can play C, but if the Leafs aren't willing to do that, they need a centre whether we agree with that decision or not. Most other options will not be as good as Bozak. That said, the contract terms will make a big difference on how I feel about it if it happens.
I think that Nylander can play C, but if the Leafs aren't willing to do that, they need a centre whether we agree with that decision or not. Most other options will not be as good as Bozak. That said, the contract terms will make a big difference on how I feel about it if it happens.
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Give me 4 top quality two way Cmen and I don't care who the wingers are. Obviously the top 3 lines need a real player at wing, ideally opposite handedness to the C for the easy passes and strong side tap in potential. Bozak isn't that.
JT
Matthews
Kadri
Looks good.
Matthews is still the #1 centre. He's a better player than JT right now and rising.
Yup. I'd be just fine with Bozak being back on a 2-3 year deal. But you just know some other team is going to pay more. I mean look at what happened with Dave Bolland. He got a 5.5x5 contract despite only breaking 40 points once in a season. Florida ponied up a lot of money and term for a guy who missed almost 3/4 of a season with a very serious injury to boot. You just know some GM out there is going to throw $5m at him. Possibly even more than that (depending on the term).
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Wait, so you want Bozak back at 6 million? I admit that he's not the worst option for a 3C but 6 million is wild.
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