WWYDW: What would you do with Tyler Bozak?

It’s another October come and gone, and Tyler Bozak is still a Leaf.

His whole career, Bozak has never been one to just… play hockey. Every single season without fail, there is always a discussion about whether he’s playing too much. Whether he’s bad defensively or not contributing enough, nothing young Tyler Bozak does ever seems to satisfy large sections of the Leafs fanbase.

And in his ninth season in Toronto, on easily the most complete roster he’s ever played on in the NHL, Bozak is finding that more and more, his services aren’t really needed as much as they used to be.

In terms of most important Leafs forwards for the future, where would you rank him? Eighth? Ninth? With his contract expiring this spring, many wonder what Bozak will do next season. Play for the Leafs? Play for another team? Retire from hockey and host a radio show about conspiracy theories? Travel through southeast Asia? Start up a startup? Run for office?

And though for many years he’s held on to a consistent top-six role, right now he’s seventh on the roster in average ice time amongst forwards. In terms of the box score stats, he’s picked up six points (two goals, four assists) in 12 games.

Is that bad? Are you expecting more?

We’ve already written twice this week on him, but now it’s YOUR chance to dig in.

For some inspiration, here’s two sides of the same issue that we tackled this week:

 

What would you do with Bozak? Would you trade him? Put him on the fourth line permanently? Put him in the press box? Convert him to a cushy media relations job?

Leave your thoughts in the comments below.

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