darksabre

I posted months ago after that Palm Trees Presser that KA was acting with Pegula's full confidence because Pegula has finally decided to pick a path and stick to it. They're fully bought into "the NHL as a Development League" talking point and they're running with it. They've also completely written off making the playoffs anytime soon, and you should too.

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Cozens being tough is such a great bit. I hope whoever dreamed that up for the TSN guys is having a good laugh today.

Definitely something this team needs more of. Remember Hinostroza amazing everyone just because he moved his feet?

I think good players want to play well all the time, regardless of any rumours they might be hearing about trades or whatever. These guys are conditioned to tune it out, it's part of the job. Sports psychologists abound, as do veteran players with sage advice. If Cozens was letting it affect his game in some way, then that's on him for being immature. I don't put much stock in it any of it. I think he's just not the player we thought he was.

I think what I like most about this trade is simply that it removes a guy from the team whose face I am tired of seeing and name I am tired of hearing. There are a lot of guys on this team that fit into that boat. Just a really unlikable group (with a few exceptions).

For two whole seasons? I don't think it's fair to say he played like crap either. He just isn't the type of player this team needs.

This is my hope. Maybe Norris is just a smarter player who can help this team clean things up in their own end while not hurting their scoring output (which is good by league standards) too much.

They couldn't send him to the A, so they're doing exactly what they should be doing with him. If you have a problem with that, take it up with Gary Bettman.

Yup. It's fine. I think he's got the talent, and I think he's got the smarts, to keep developing. It's too bad they couldn't let him develop in the AHL, but that's the modern NHL. He might be the only young player I like on this team, but I'm not going to argue that he deserves more ice time on a higher line right now.

He's on the 4th line because he's 19.

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Good, veteran players come here and keep playing the game the right way without any issue. I think the younger players on this team are uniquely stupid. They might have talent, but they have not caught up to the mental aspect of things that the NHL requires. Concentration, discipline, seeing the game at speed. You can't really coach that. I think a team can absorb a certain quantity of dumb guys. I don't think it can have as many as this team has.

I don't think that would even get it done.