It’s not hard to find criticism of Tyler Bozak and the Maple Leafs’ decision to sign the 27-year-old center to a five-year, $21 million contract extension. Forget Don Cherry; all you need is a Twitter account to get your fill.
Today on TSN 1050 radio in Toronto, Bozak was asked about the negative things that have been said and written in the wake of his new deal -- specifically, the argument that he’s been riding the coattails of Phil Kessel and isn’t good enough to play first-line center.
His response?
“I’ve had two coaches (Ron Wilson and Randy Carlyle) that had the opportunity to not play me in that role and have, so if there’s a few fans on Twitter that still think I’m not able to play, I’ll take the coaches’ opinion over theirs every time.”
So there.
Bozak, by the way, is an active tweeter himself...
Very excited to be back in Toronto for 5 more years! #leafnation
— Tyler Bozak (@Bozie42) July 6, 2013
Of course, he gets criticized for that, too...