Dylan Cozens Returns to Practice 4/10

[Brawndo]

As expected Cozens is not on the ice for the Sabres Practice this AM 

Edited April 10, 2021 by Brawndo

[SwampD]

Awesome. The one and only reason to watch.

[Randall Flagg]

Just now, SwampD said:

Awesome. The one and only reason to watch.

Hey, can't complain about a freed up Saturday night.

[SwampD]

Just now, Randall Flagg said:

Hey, can't complain about a freed up Saturday night.

Totally. I didn't watch the games last week. I wasn’t going to watch last night, but my buddy said he was bored and came over to watch. I was pissed at him by the second period.

[Kruppstahl]

Reports are that he was loopy and struggled to get into the locker room after the hit. 

So he had some type of concussion.  

He'll be OK...give him a couple days.

 

[Thorner]

First season I've willingly missed games

[That Aud Smell]

10 minutes ago, Kruppstahl said:

He'll be OK...give him a couple days.

That timeline is more in line with players getting their bell rung, or eggs scrambled.

YMMV more with concussions.

[Kruppstahl]

1 minute ago, That Aud Smell said:

That timeline is more in line with players getting their bell rung, or eggs scrambled.

YMMV more with concussions.

"Getting your bell rung" is a concussion.

It's a question of severity, with lots of factors at play.

 

[That Aud Smell]

4 minutes ago, Kruppstahl said:

"Getting your bell rung" is a concussion.

 

 

[Brawndo]

Day to day translates to career over 

[Sabre fan]

sincerely hope Cozens does not have a concussion at his young age...they (concussions) have ruined so many great players careers

[Curt]

17 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

Day to day translates to career over 

Eichel, 7-10 days.

Calling hours are Monday at 6pm.

[triumph_communes]

Eichel is waiting for a new coach. 

[#freejame]

19 minutes ago, Sabre fan said:

sincerely hope Cozens does not have a concussion at his young age...they (concussions) have ruined so many great players careers

Cozens has almost certainly had a concussion at some point in his playing career. Everyone gets clipped at some point. 

[Stoner]

1 hour ago, Let's Go B-Lo said:

That was a BS hit btw, the puck was long gone and they were far from the boards. That wasn't finishing a check, the check hadn't started before the puck was long gone.

The puck wasn't long gone. They were pretty far from the boards. I don't know how dirty a hit it really was. I'm more inclined to think that Cozens learned a hard lesson about not protecting himself.

[#freejame]

Just now, PASabreFan said:

The puck wasn't long gone. They were pretty far from the boards. I don't know how dirty a hit it really was. I'm more inclined to think that Cozens learned a hard lesson about not protecting himself.

I was waiting to see this. I agree. 

[SwampD]

20 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

The puck wasn't long gone. They were pretty far from the boards. I don't know how dirty a hit it really was. I'm more inclined to think that Cozens learned a hard lesson about not protecting himself.

No.

https://www.usahockeyrulebook.com/page/show/1084647-rule-603-boarding

[Weave]

22 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

The puck wasn't long gone. They were pretty far from the boards. I don't know how dirty a hit it really was. I'm more inclined to think that Cozens learned a hard lesson about not protecting himself.

The "far away from the boards" part is what made it a really dangerous hit.  It was certainly careless.

[dudacek]

4 minutes ago, Weave said:

The "far away from the boards" part is what made it a really dangerous hit.  It was certainly careless.

That's what I saw, more careless than dirty.

[Weave]

3 minutes ago, dudacek said:

That's what I saw, more careless than dirty.

I'm not gonna judge intent here, which is where "dirty" comes from, but that was a hit that the Pen player just can't make.  Maybe reckless is a better word than careless.

[Kruppstahl]

Darren Dreger was on the Instigators today.

He says the league isn't doing anything with the Cozens hit.

 

[SwampD]

1 minute ago, Kruppstahl said:

Darren Dreger was on the Instigators today.

He says the league isn't doing anything with the Cozens hit.

 

Of course they aren't. I mean Why would they?

Rule 603 | Boarding

(Note) Boarding is the action where a player pushes, trips or body checks an opponent causing them to go dangerously into the boards. This includes: Accelerating through the check to a player who is in a vulnerable position, driving an opponent excessively into the boards with no focus on or intent to play the puck, or any check delivered for the purpose of punishment or intimidation that causes the opponent to go unnecessarily and excessively into the boards.

[Stoner]

1 hour ago, SwampD said:

No.

https://www.usahockeyrulebook.com/page/show/1084647-rule-603-boarding

The NHL doesn't play by USA Hockey rules.

Man, you must have hated Vanek.

[BuffalOhio]

1 hour ago, SwampD said:

No.

https://www.usahockeyrulebook.com/page/show/1084647-rule-603-boarding

This ain't USA Hockey ...

[SwampD]

11 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

The NHL doesn't play by USA Hockey rules.

Man, you must have hated Vanek.

 

6 minutes ago, BuffalOhio said:

This ain't USA Hockey ...

Yep. I was at work and didn’t see that. The NHL, of course, leaves it up to the refs.

Rule 42 - Boarding
42.1 Boarding – A boarding penalty shall be imposed on any player who checks an opponent in such a manner that causes the opponent to be thrown violently in the boards. The severity of the penalty, based upon the degree of violence of the impact with the boards, shall be at the discretion of the Referee.
There is an enormous amount of judgment involved in the application of this rule by the Referees. The onus is on the player applying the check to ensure his opponent is not in a vulnerable position and if so, he must avoid the contact. However, there is also a responsibility on the player with the puck to avoid placing himself in a dangerous and vulnerable position. This balance must be considered by the Referees when applying this rule.

I have every confidence that a Sabre would have been penalized for that same hit.