Frank E said:CarltonTheBear said:Dreger today said that the Leafs would be alright with Bozak walking via free agency, and that they would look for a 2nd or 3rd line centre in the summer. People are making a pretty big deal about this, but to me I think he was just talking out loud.
It just doesn't make sense to me. If they're looking for a 2nd or 3rd line centre what does it mean about their C1 position? Is that spot being saved for Kadri? If so, why not just re-sign Bozak anyway and have him centre the 3rd line? That way we have somebody on the team that could centre any of the top-3 lines and not look completely out of place doing so.
I don't think Bozak wants that job.
I bet he wants C2 ice-time.
That's a good point. He'll also probably be a little less likely to give the Leafs any kind of deal on his contract if he knows he's being bumped from the Kessel line.