Not only is he responsible for the creation of the Court of Owls, but he also reimagined The Joker during the Death of the Family story arc, he crafted a brand new version of Batman’s first year as a crime fighter in the Zero Year arc, and he even created the quintessential Dick Grayson Batman villain in the form of James Gordon Jr. during the events of Batman: The Black Mirror.
Over the course of the last decade, he has arguably provided more substantial contributions to the Batman mythos than anyone since Alan Moore.
None of these things would have been possible if he had felt compelled to stick to previous interpretations of the Bat mythos.
If anybody has an acute understanding of bold interpretations, it’s Scott Snyder.