Bozak also saw a shortened season, like van Riemsdyk, which was beneficial to the Toronto Maple Leafs Auston Matthews tank operation. It was the second time in the past three seasons that Bozak missed at least 24 games of action.
The increased production that Bozak enjoyed came with his most common forward linemates switching from Phil Kessel and James van Riemsdyk to Shawn Matthias and P.A. Parenteau. Not exactly a predictable ascent.
His P60 at 5v5 went from 1.25 in 2014-2015 to 1.59 in 2015-2016. A nice jump that is more appreciated when considering who he spent most of his time with.