With the first day of NHL free agency having wrapped up, most of the big names have been signed and taken off the board.
With so many players finding themselves new homes on July 5, one big name that elected to stay put was Toronto Maple Leafs center Tyler Bozak.
Bozak inked a new five-year deal that will pay him an annual average salary of $4.2 million to (most likely) center Toronto's first line alongside star winger Phil Kessel.
Was re-signing Bozak the right move, however?
Sure, Bozak is good friends with Phil Kessel and signing him may help the Buds retain the American right wing beyond the 2013-14 season, but other than that, he doesn't bring much to the table.
Some people like to point to his ability in the faceoff circle.
Yet in the last three seasons, Bozak's faceoff percentage has dropped from over 54 percent in 2010-11 to 52.6 percent in 2012-13. Compare that with the faceoff percentages posted by bought-out center Mikhail Grabovski, whose faceoff percentages have been lower than Bozak's but have jumped from below 50 percent in 2010-11 to over 51 and 50 percent in 2011-12 and 2012-1 ...
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NHL Free Agency 2013: Toronto Maple Leafs Should Have Let Tyler Bozak Walk
July 6th, 2013 by Jon Reid Leave a reply »
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