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Leafs re-sign Bozak -- five years, $21 million

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Tyler Bozak has re-signed in Toronto for five years and $21 million (cap hit $4.2 million).

The commitment from the Maple Leafs to keep the 27-year-old center comes a day after the club announced it would use a compliance buyout on center Mikhail Grabovski.

Bozak had 28 points in 46 games last season. During his time with the Leafs, he’s found good offensive chemistry with winger Phil Kessel.

“They’re two smart hockey players,” head coach Randy Carlyle said in April, per the Globe and Mail. “They’ve got very high [hockey] IQ. They know where one another are, they play off of one another and they look for one another. They think the game in a lot of the same manner.”

There have, however, been questions about Bozak’s defensive play.

Suffice to say, this is a deal that will be much-debated in Toronto.

And general manager Dave Nonis may not be done yet -- a big deal with winger David Clarkson could be the next news out of Leafs-land.