Confirmed Signing with Link: [STL] Tyler Bozak signs with the Blues (3 years, $5M AAV)

[Adele Dazeem]

We did. It cost us 2 firsts and a cap dump.

At that rate I don't understand why everyone keeps saying "you can't trade for 1Cs, you draft them"

 

[Borschevsky]

Bozak trashed all throughout his Leaf career, signs with the Blues and is suddenly a great 2nd line worth 5M lol

That's funny because no one trashed him more than Leafs fans themselves

 

[HOCKEYGOON]

Wow Bozie got paid

 

[BlueDream]

Poor Blues. Kept lots of cap space for Tavares. Didn’t even meet with him so they go with Bozak and Perron.

At least we got 2 top 6 players.

There’s teams who met with Tavares who haven’t gotten anyone.

This is a solid signing.

 

[MR4]

Prob 0.5-1M overpaid, good playmaker & shootouts, weak defensively, more of a complimentary C to stronger Ws

 

[BlueDream]

by far the worse signing today

Not even close.

Blues got their 1C...Hahahahaha

Someone isn’t paying attention.

 

[Jmo89]

Happy to see Bozie get a nice pay day. Much like JVR he was with the Leafs for the dark days, and as a college free agent has carved out a pretty darn good career IMO.

 

[HOCKEYGOON]

Happy to see Bozie get a nice pay day. Much like JVR he was with the Leafs for the dark days, and as a college free agent has carved out a pretty darn good career IMO.

The freest of wallets

 

[TMLeafer]

All the best Bozie. Time to move on.

 

[BleedBlue14]

Yet Blues fans got offended when offered a deal around Parayko/Nylander

Enjoy Bozak as your #2C

Thanks. No one got offended. Simply didn't want to blow up the back end for a winger.

Ideally Thomas takes over the role midway through the season anyways. Cap hit is irrelevant when we can't sign big name UFAs and we have a plethora of quality prospects coming up as wel as our top 4 secured.

 

[MoPucks]

I'm okay with the Bozak signing, but combined with Perron it is very underwhelming. Can someone please tell Doug Armstrong that just because you have cap space, it doesn't mean you have to use it?

 

[The Note]

I'm okay with the Bozak signing, but combined with Perron it is very underwhelming. Can someone please tell Doug Armstrong that just because you have cap space, it doesn't mean you have to use it?

I mean he had to do something. The top 6 is still pretty meh but it was horrific before these signings.

 

[Zirakzigil]

About what I expected him to get

 

[Halak Ness Monster]

This make a lot more sense than the Perron sigining.

Clearly we are going to try to re-sign Schenn and role with Schenn, Thomas and Bozak for the next 3 years as our top 3 centers. That works if Thomas is a 60 point center in 2 years.

This is going to be a transition year for the Blues. In the playoff hunt but so painfully obviously not a Cup contender unless Fabbri and Thomas are 50+ point players and Jake Allen doesn't play like Jake Allen anymore.

 

[I am I]

I like the term for the Blues. I was sure some GM was going to give him 5 years. Solid signing.

I'll miss Bozak as a Leaf, hope he does well for the Blues.

 

[tony d]

Nice signing for the Blues, will be a good 2nd line centre for them.

 

[Warden of the North]

Fine deal. Hes got a few years left in him. He needs to be sheltered though.

 

[Linkens Mastery]

I'm okay with the Bozak signing, but combined with Perron it is very underwhelming. Can someone please tell Doug Armstrong that just because you have cap space, it doesn't mean you have to use it?

Much rather have a top 9 of

Schwartz-Schenn-Perron
Fabbri-Bozak-Tarasenko
Steen-Thomas-Berglund

Than

Schwartz-Schenn-Kyrou
Fabbri-Thomas-Tarasenko
Steen-Barbashev-Berglund

 

[socko]

Bozak is money in the shootout. Good on faceoffs. Not a bad offensive player. Kessel had his best seasons playing with Bozak. I know Kessel had a career high in points this year, but that was very much skewed by the PP. He used to be much more of an offensive threat, blistering speed, odd man rush player, when he played with Bozak.

 

[Man Bear Pig]

Good luck to the guy. He's good at draws and shootouts, is good but not great offensively and is below average defensively. Definitely needs a sheltered role for best results.

 

[Magic Man]

I think the Blues did well today.

 

[Reality Czech]

If he can click with Tarasenko and give the Blues 2 solid scoring lines, then this will be a very good deal for the Blues.

 

[Brock Radunske]

I havent read the thread but rest assured Blues fans, Bozak is a good centre and worth that contract.

 

[Confucius]

Nice pickup good face off and shootout guy . Good luck Boz

 

[Pyrophorus]

Miss his shootouts and faceoffs.
Nothing else though.