Within hours of the official start of free agency, the Toronto Maple Leafs signed Tyler Bozak and David Clarkson to five and seven-year deals respectively. The signings garnered mixed reactions from the Twitter world (but at least we know Kessel is happy).
My buddy is back leaf nation
— Phil Kessel (@PKessel81) July 5, 2013
Clarkson gets $36.75M over seven years from Toronto. So there you go. We have quantified "too much."
— Nick Cotsonika (@cotsonika) July 5, 2013
Clarkson and Bozak,both signed intelligently.i.e.you have a good chance of getting "fair value" from both of them.TML is a better team today
— Bill Watters (@RealBillWatters) July 5, 2013
I don't want to talk about it. #leafs
— Down Goes Brown (@DownGoesBrown) July 5, 2013
Seven years for Clarkson. Top UFA gets top term. Good for Leafs. Could be tough deal for player to live up to.
— Mark Spector (@SportsnetSpec) July 5, 2013
Toronto can use a big, physical, 20-goal winger. Problem isn't that Clarkson won't help Leafs, just that he won't score like a $5.25M guy.
— Matt Larkin (@THNMattLarkin) July 5, 2013
Love signings of Bozak and Clarkson. Over paid on Clarkson but we had to do it to get him. Solid all around for the leafs. #tmltalk #leafs
— Jordan LaRose (@jolorose) July 5, 2013
Nonis: "Gotta clear out some of Burkie's brutal deals TO MAKE ROOM FOR *MY* BRUTAL DEALS WHEEEEEEEE"
— Harrison Mooney (@HarrisonMooney) July 5, 2013
Dave Nonis is sitting in an aboveground pool full of money, splashing his feet and spilling ice cream everywhere
— Harrison Mooney (@HarrisonMooney) July 5, 2013
Surprised. Clarkson comes in at same cap hit as Lupul. Looks like player was concerned about not upsetting the payroll apple cart. Smart.
— Damien Cox (@DamoSpin) July 5, 2013
Here is where the Maple Leafs better be hoping Nazem Kadri is an impact No. 1 center, because Bozak and Bolland are not.
— Dan Rosen (@drosennhl) July 5, 2013
On 2nd thought, we have improved our team with clarkson and essentially traded grabo for bozak and $1M in cap room. #Leafs
— Sam Duncan (@samueljduncan) July 5, 2013
it's just amazing how GMs can't get out of their own way, no matter what rules you make to protect them from themselves. #Clarkson
— Andrew Bogusch (@BoguschCBS) July 5, 2013
Tyler bozak and phil kessel's bromance is cuter than yours
— (@caonso) July 5, 2013
Leafs lose considerable speed not having Grabovski, Frattin, MacArthur and Komarov up front. Another wild card element.
— James Mirtle (@mirtle) July 5, 2013
Even though we have lost Alfie, I can take solace in the fact that the leafs management is beyond stupid #Clarkson #Bozak
— Rakim Allah (@sgillydakid) July 5, 2013
Maybe I'm just being salty but a top-4 of Kessel, Lupul, Clarkson and Bozak isn't that intimidating. Good players but no great ones.
— Benedict Clarkson (@DBergz13) July 5, 2013
Re: Bozak signing keeping Kessel happy: I coach six-year-olds in t-ball who can get over not playing on the same team as their best friends.
— Down Goes Brown (@DownGoesBrown) July 5, 2013
