SwampD Posted June 22, 2019 Report Posted June 22, 2019 2 minutes ago, Randall Flagg said: Can you elaborate on "the math"? I'm reading some people compare him to Jeff Carter He said math.,… not applied math. Teehee. 1 Quote
Randall Flagg Posted June 22, 2019 Report Posted June 22, 2019 Just now, ... said: Just watch the interview with Duff. He did well in math in school and likes "math". Just a little - I say, little - insight into his psychology. Damn I love this guy now 1 1 Quote
TrueBlueGED Posted June 22, 2019 Report Posted June 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Weave said: A better skating Sean Couturier? Funny, Couturier and Horvat were the guys in my mind when reading up on Cozens. We don't have anyone like that in the organization. Gimme. 1 Quote
#freejame Posted June 22, 2019 Report Posted June 22, 2019 3 minutes ago, Randall Flagg said: Can you elaborate on "the math"? I'm reading some people compare him to Jeff Carter Hopefully not in the “party his way out of town” type way and more of the “lead his team to a Stanley Cup” type way. Granted, those things aren’t mutually exclusive, it all depends on the front office. Quote
Randall Flagg Posted June 22, 2019 Report Posted June 22, 2019 1 minute ago, SwampD said: He said math.,… not applied math. Teehee. If he can't Fourier Transform into Corsi space he's a bust 3 Quote
... Posted June 22, 2019 Report Posted June 22, 2019 1 minute ago, #freejame said: Hopefully not in the “party his way out of town” type way and more of the “lead his team to a Stanley Cup” type way. Granted, those things aren’t mutually exclusive, it all depends on the front office. That's "meth", we're talking about "math". Quote
Randall Flagg Posted June 22, 2019 Report Posted June 22, 2019 I also just read Boone Jenner/Mike Hoffman hybrid but i'm pretty sure some of these people are just making ***** up lol Quote
Randall Flagg Posted June 22, 2019 Report Posted June 22, 2019 Fishing with his obviously strong father figure in the Yukon? We got ourselves a good ol' canadian boy eh 3 Quote
TrueBlueGED Posted June 22, 2019 Report Posted June 22, 2019 2 hours ago, ... said: Explain what's good about this guy. Why was he your guy? I know this info is buried in the draft thread...let's start fresh. In my mind, everyone after Kakko is basically a game of "pick your preference" and are essentially the same talent-wise through the top-10. Not everyone will agree with that, but I don't think any gaps that are there are large enough to be worth arguing about. With that as my base, I think Cozens brings a potential high end two-way game that is completely absent in the organization at center. He'll never be in the All-Star game due to raw offensive output, but we don't need that now or in the future because we have Jack and (hopefully) Mittelstadt. 3 1 Quote
shrader Posted June 22, 2019 Report Posted June 22, 2019 1 minute ago, Randall Flagg said: Fishing with his obviously strong father figure in the Yukon? We got ourselves a good ol' canadian boy eh This one’s a whole different animal. I doubt that any of us has really ever stopped to think what they typical life in the Yukon is like. Quote
shrader Posted June 22, 2019 Report Posted June 22, 2019 1 minute ago, TrueBlueGED said: In my mind, everyone after Kakko is basically a game of "pick your preference" and are essentially the same talent-wise through the top-10. Not everyone will agree with that, but I don't think any gaps that are there are large enough to be worth arguing about. With that as my base, I think Cozens brings a potential high end two-way game that is completely absent in the organization at center. He'll never be in the All-Star game due to raw offensive output, but we don't need that now or in the future because we have Jack and (hopefully) Mittelstadt. I’ve really come around lately to the thinking that the vast majority of this is about player development as opposed to talent evaluation. You’ve got your handful of elite draftees, but beyond that, it’s the right teams/coaches who develop those later picks. Its a fun one because good luck proving whatever is true. 1 Quote
... Posted June 22, 2019 Report Posted June 22, 2019 4 minutes ago, shrader said: This one’s a whole different animal. I doubt that any of us has really ever stopped to think what they typical life in the Yukon is like. 1 Quote
nfreeman Posted June 22, 2019 Report Posted June 22, 2019 7 minutes ago, shrader said: This one’s a whole different animal. I doubt that any of us has really ever stopped to think what they typical life in the Yukon is like. I assume it's like Hardhome and the Fist of the First Men. 1 Quote
DarthEbriate Posted June 22, 2019 Report Posted June 22, 2019 5 minutes ago, ... said: Cozens? Found him. Repeat, I found him. 1 Quote
Eleven Posted June 22, 2019 Report Posted June 22, 2019 I'm ok with this. Having another center in the pipeline is never bad. But I do wonder whether he will be an NHL regular. (Especially because when you google his name, you get a picture of some baseball player who looks exactly like the guy from Eastbound and Down.) 1 Quote
Randall Flagg Posted June 22, 2019 Report Posted June 22, 2019 Just now, Eleven said: I'm ok with this. Having another center in the pipeline is never bad. But I do wonder whether he will be an NHL regular. (Especially because when you google his name, you get a picture of some baseball player who looks exactly like the guy from Eastbound and Down.) If Eleven ran a team's drafts on his quirky and interesting justification process, he'd probably be at least as successful as the average NHL GM Quote
Eleven Posted June 22, 2019 Report Posted June 22, 2019 Just now, Randall Flagg said: If Eleven ran a team's drafts on his quirky and interesting justification process, he'd probably be at least as successful as the average NHL GM To be fair, if any one of us ran a draft, she or he would probably be at least as successful as the average GM. I know we focus on Sabres stinkers here, as we should, but wow, there is a wonderful world of GMs screwing up out there. 1 Quote
SwampD Posted June 22, 2019 Report Posted June 22, 2019 24 minutes ago, shrader said: This one’s a whole different animal. I doubt that any of us has really ever stopped to think what they typical life in the Yukon is like. I've been there,… in the winter,… to play hockey. It's kinda like Colden. It's not that special. He's just really good. 1 Quote
Brawndo Posted June 22, 2019 Report Posted June 22, 2019 Botterill mentioned they did try to move up from the Seventh Pick 1 Quote
Brawndo Posted June 22, 2019 Report Posted June 22, 2019 Botterill also mentioned he expects Cozens to return to Juniors next season. Quote
Derrico Posted June 22, 2019 Report Posted June 22, 2019 I'm sure he will go back. Is this one of those situations where after next year it's NHL or CHL? Don't hate preferring non-chl guys for this reason. Quote
PerreaultForever Posted June 22, 2019 Report Posted June 22, 2019 I wanted to add size. Dach was my first choice, Chicago agreed with that and took him. Cozens was my second choice. Big and skilled. Should become a power forward. exactly what we needed. Good pick. 1 Quote
pi2000 Posted June 22, 2019 Report Posted June 22, 2019 (edited) I want to know why they picked him instead of Zegras... who has the skill set to be a difference maker in today's game. Cozens seems more of a throwback type player. Edited June 22, 2019 by pi2000 Quote
Zamboni Posted June 22, 2019 Report Posted June 22, 2019 A hybrid of Sean Couturier and Evander Kane perhaps? Quote
Derrico Posted June 22, 2019 Report Posted June 22, 2019 Just now, pi2000 said: I want to know why they picked him instead of Zegras... who has the skill set for today's game. I admit that I also wanted Zegras but what are the big issues you have with him? There are people who study these things for a living ranking Cozens 3rd overall in this draft. What are they and we missing? Quote
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