I had this wild thought in the middle of the game against the Flyers on Saturday: Should they even take Tyler Bozak on the road trip?
It was a bit shocking to see Mike Babcock play Bozak for a few shifts in the third period with Dominic Moore and Kasperi Kapanen on the fourth line. But the earlier demotion of Mitch Marner was, to me, as much about Bozak as it was Marner. Bozak saw his minutes drop drastically for a couple of games.
The problem with dealing with a struggling Bozak has been lack of centre depth.