Have Dylan Cozens & Mattias Samuelsson been stripped of their “A”s

[inkman]

Internet rumor mongering suggests these two no longer have “A”s.  I, for one, don’t believe it.  Discuss.  
 

 

15. The Sabres have won four in a row, but we will see if there is any long-term fallout from Sunday, when Stefan Noesen’s hit on Tage Thompson went unaddressed. One player on another team said he heard from a friend on Buffalo that there was talk of the leadership group and/or alternate captaincies being switched over what didn’t happen. What a gamer, Dennis Gilbert. Fought Mathieu Olivier three seconds into Tuesday's game to make everyone look better. Not easy.

[Weave]

The rumor I saw was that there was a discussion regarding removing A’s, but I’ve been distracted today and not following at all.

[Doohicksie]

Ugly.

[CallawaySabres]

I think the As were included when they we stripped of their manhood on Sunday.

[mjd1001]

Maybe, but I can't see it happening.  It makes the organization look a lot more dysfunctional, unless they have been 'stripped' of them simply because their is a trade imminent. Even then, why strip them when they 'automatically' are gone if they are moved.

[Believer]

Ambivalent about Cozens. 

Seen more than enough of Samuelson. Called for him to be moved over a year ago. He has no business wearing an “A”, imo.

An injury-prone player who only makes the effort of an on ice team leader when he is feeling some heat from Ruff, coaches, and fans.

Even then, hardly.

Edited 2 hours ago by Believer

[EM88]

It does not make any sense to change or remove letters mid season. What end does it serve?

If the players in question are that much of an issue, bench them, trade them. Make the letter moves in the offseason. 

[Carmel Corn]

Neither of them should have had A’s to begin with.  Stupid decision to have 4 A’s and these two were not deserving of any of them.  TNT and Tuch makes sense, but I hope the rumor is true about Cozens and Muel.

[Porous Five Hole]

I think this is just the internet being the internet. 

Tuch and Cozens are the road game alternate captains.  
Muel and Tage are the home game alternate captains.  

Since Muel & Tage were both out injured on Tuesday, the Sabres didn’t have an alternate captain on the ice. But none of that means someone got stripped of a letter. Publicly embarrassing a player by stripping a letter mid-season would mean game-over for that player in that locker room.  
The time for changes like that is in the offseason. 

[Jorcus]

1 hour ago, Porous Five Hole said:

I think this is just the internet being the internet. 

Tuch and Cozens are the road game alternate captains.  
Muel and Tage are the home game alternate captains.  

Since Muel & Tage were both out injured on Tuesday, the Sabres didn’t have an alternate captain on the ice. But none of that means someone got stripped of a letter. Publicly embarrassing a player by stripping a letter mid-season would mean game-over for that player in that locker room.  
The time for changes like that is in the offseason. 

 

I agree and why would it be done while the team is on a 4 game win streak? Just crazy talk.