That’s according to Toronto Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock. But he said that in the press conference of the final game of the season. Saying anything else would have been tantamount to firing the Leafs longest serving member through the press. Mike Babcock is too classy for that.
But come on, this fiction that the Leafs are somehow better with Nylander on the wing makes no sense. I get that it’s easy to stick with the status quo, and that Bozak is a fan favorite. My man Andrew certainly thinks so. But let me lay it out to you logically and we’ll see if I can’t change your mind.