I think the issue with Bozak isn't that he's completely awful individually, but that he's not that good, not good enough to be the Leafs' top centre because there are other guys in the league who could do the job much better. Which wouldn't be such an issue, every team has players that are theoretically replaceable, but the Leafs have been so awful at valuing the right things in players that one more example of this problem is driving these guys mad. Especially when other examples of the Leafs' bad ideas are much easier to point to because, for example, Frazer McClaren has played <20 games and has zero points of any description, so they feel they have to really emphasise the facts about Bozak because people don't understand why he shows that the Leafs are demonstrably bad at picking all kinds of players, not solely straight-up punchers? (Their numbers are all even strength time, by the way.)
Not that this should stop you from being fannish about him? I have all of the defensive and loving feelings about Sam Gagner who is, in reality, decidedly middle of the pack and needs to work on his defensive play. But that is why PPP&co. are so mad about Bozak, because the Leafs could improve with him on the team, but not if their owners and managers don't understand exactly why he's not as good as Kessel.
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Date: 2014-02-07 01:07 am (UTC)Not that this should stop you from being fannish about him? I have all of the defensive and loving feelings about Sam Gagner who is, in reality, decidedly middle of the pack and needs to work on his defensive play. But that is why PPP&co. are so mad about Bozak, because the Leafs could improve with him on the team, but not if their owners and managers don't understand exactly why he's not as good as Kessel.