Former Maple Leafs forward Tyler Bozak admits he still cheers for his former team despite now playing for a thriving Blues squad. (SportsnetSpec )
charter flight on Saturday, kissed his wife when he arrived home, and then settled in for an afternoon with a three-year-old and a nine-month-old — like any dad on any day.
Bozak, of course, could be talking about himself, as he authors an honest, effective National Hockey League career away from the glare of the team he broke in with in Toronto. Somehow having turned 33 right before our eyes, he has landed here in St. Louis, that utility knife, third-line centre that every good team has in its lineup.Or perhaps a more recent example?
“Wins faceoffs. Very skilled. Centres a good shutdown line. Can take D-zone faceoffs. Can score goals and make high-end plays,” said Maroon. “Bozie just has that veteran presence. He’ll get you 15-20 goals, 45-50 points a year, and he’ll find ways to grind it out every night.It’s been a pretty cool journey for a Regina kid who chose the Leafs from a league-wide field of teams that courted him as a college free agent out of the University of Denver.
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