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Adams is in Florida so its a chace for Adams and Pegula to be together so they can re-assure the team that no one will be dealt...or if someone is Adams and Pegula can be there to console the rest of the team and make sure they feel comfortable and good and not feel any undo-pressure or anything like that.

Yes and no. His scoring going down isn't a sign of something wrong with him. He goes into streaks like this throughout his career. Currently he has 3 goals through 23 games since we have been in 2025. -Last year from March 3-April 9, he played 17 games with only 1 goal. -Last year from October 29-Jan 9, he played 31 games with only 3 goals. -Even in his 31 goal season 2 years ago, he went 10 games without a goal in the middle of the season. Some guys are streaky. Cozens is really, REALLY streaky. The issue isn't a slump of 3 goals in 23 games recently. The issue IS: -only 11 goals in 61 games this season -16.9 goals per 82 games for the past 2 seasons -18.5 goals per 60 for his career (INCLUDING his good year) All this for a player who has an "A", is being piad $7 per year, can't play defense, has been a negative player ever year of his career (Tuch has been positive every year here even on this team) and as time goes on Cozens less and less wants to defend teammates...like Dahlin being double-teamed last night and Cozens standing 2 feet away and doing nothing.

So, his extension is for $4 per year. But on a per game basis, he'll be getting per game what some $8m per year guys get.

He is bringing no offense to this game, and has been a no-show in terms of helping his teamates out.....yet again, he is on pace for 17-18 minutes of ice time. I don't get it. Lindy does it. Granato did it. It has to be coming from above (Adams or Pegula) that they have to play this guy.

I disagree. When I watch multiple replays of goals allowed, I usually find more often than not that the D-men start the replay in the right position, but it is lack of coverage or mistakes by the forwards that are the issue. Not all the time, but more than 1/2 of the time I will watch a replay over and over from all the angles they have and its usually the D-men covering for the forwards.

As much as I like McLeod, looking at the replay of that SH goal allowed, I'm not sure what he was doing. He rotated away from his spot and I do not know why, that caused the D-men to move out of position and they PK box got all messed up. McLeod overally is one of the top 5 or 6 forwards on this team, but him not holding position caused a chain reaction that hurt their coverage on that SH goal allowed.

Byram looks bad tonight. But most of the defense this team needs is getting forward that know how to play in their own zone and not hang their own D-men out to dry.

That last replay of the scrum from behind the net made Cozens look as bad as any teammate can look.

Tuch and Samuelsson and Cozens late into that scrap. Samuelsson finally comes in and aggressvily puts someone in a headlock. Cozens, dancing behind the net. WHY Is Cozens on this team????

I am rapidly losing my positive belief in Byram.

Blue Jackets are pretty decent and a hard team to play against, but not tonight. About half way through the game against Florida. They are down 2-0, but they are being outshot 26-7. Thats domination.

With the posts about Peterka possibly wanting out and maybe not liking Buffalo/WNY....is there anything at all to think this is true or just someone throwing it out there?

I guess, I am not in that category so I can't dispute it. But most of these guys, especially the europeans, don't say where they play in the offseason. During the season, you are probably in your 'home city' only half the time. And of that time when you are there, your free time is probabaly only half of that. So, maybe it is Buffalo, but if he was getting paid and the team was winning, I don't think it would be nearly a problem.

Depends on the return of course. There is a pretty big cry for the team to get 'older'. If they do Trade Peterka, I just hope its not for a player who is a vet who may be somewhat better currently, but is on the downside of his career and likely to fade within a year or two.

There is no redeeming quality for Cozens to be on this team. OK, maybe he puts in some effort skating hard, but he needs to be off this team. Seriously.

And all of that is in addition to him being a bad overall player. $7m per year and an "A".

And Cozens goes flat on his back getting pushed with one hand by an opponent.

I think I'd want Byram as the D-man to be closer to the front of the net. Announcer said Tage needed to get his stick on it, but I'd actually give credit for Tage for even being that far back on the backcheck. That was on Bryam to me. For me out of postion is the biggest issue.

Samuelsson led D-men with almost 10 minutes of ice time (9:44). I know they were shorthanded, but he did't even play the entire PK so I'm sure he would have led even without that penalty. Dahlin 2nd with 7:56. Malenstyn, Krebs, and Benson at the bottom of the ice time list among fowards (all just under 4 minutes) Greenway and Tuch led with just over 6 1/2 minutes each...again probably due to the PK time. I disagree. Your top line doesn't have to be full of 3 all stars. He is more than good enough to be a top line winger with his overall play. He is a 30+ goals scorer, a positive player on a negative team, and probably a better/more aggressive forchecker than most wingers around the league.

Goals are fun. When I played hockey I'll have to admit I actually liked playing goal the best. But as a spectator, I'll take a goal every time even over a great save while watching.

As posted above he's not perfect and does make mistakes, just a lot less than some other forwards.

No one is perfect. Overally I think those mistakes he makes happen a lot less than other players. He certainly to me is one of the better 2 way forward on this team.

I think my stream of the game is actually a bit ahead of where it normally is. Usually I find out about goals on this forum by people posting before I see them on TV. Tonight it seems the opposite. Maybe an ESPN vs MSG thing for me.

Why would Cozens ever have a single game where he gets more ice time than McLeod? McLeod is playing so well for a '3rd line' center. The team is better when McLeod is on the ice.

Agreed. I posted this in a different thread about him earlier, but since he has been here, hes closing on on his 2nd 30+ goal year in 3 full seasons, leads the team in Plus-minus, he's one of the better forecheckers in the league. I hardly remember any goals allowed where I said "that one's on Tuch" as he doesn't make hardly any positional mistakes..oh, and he's the best clutch player on the team, No one has more game winning goals than him since he came here. Not sure what else you want in a winger or why you would want to move that.