Was Cozens dogging it here

[RVJ]

Was the second star and had an assist. Also 9 hits.

Edited Sunday at 02:45 PM by RVJ

[Thorner]

He never could get over the fact we constantly spelt his name wrong, to the point it started affecting his play, clearly 

[Flashsabre]

First game. He was still making stupid decisions with the puck. Cozens is who he is

[Goldseatsaud]

Probably happy he is outta Buffalo. A chance to be in playoffs 

[SHAAAUGHT!!!]

2 hours ago, Flashsabre said:

First game. He was still making stupid decisions with the puck. Cozens is who he is

He also lost a key faceoff in his own zone on the power play in the 1st period that led to a high quality SH scoring chance for the Rangers.  
 

I only watched the first period but it seems like more of the same from him.

[GASabresIUFAN]

4 hours ago, Goldseatsaud said:

Probably happy he is outta Buffalo. A chance to be in playoffs 

He has been paroled from hockey prison.

[Cranky old man]

He will be “all nhl “ in no time. After a while a guy will do anything to get out of this groundhog day movie that masquerades as an nhl franchise. 

[pi2000]

3 minutes ago, Cranky old man said:

He will be “all nhl “ in no time. After a while a guy will do anything to get out of this groundhog day movie that masquerades as an nhl franchise. 

No he won't.   His hockey IQ is too low and lacks high end skill.    Could be a nice 3rd/4th line guy down the road but he's below average at too many things.

He's a guy that could've benefited from an extended bake period in the AHL.   Jumping directly from juniors to the NHL typically doesn't end well unless you're a generational type talent.

I'm afraid Zach Benson is head down the same path.   Love that kid, but the toxic losing environment and pressure of the NHL will eventually wear him down.

[PerreaultForever]

yes.

[Cranky old man]

5 minutes ago, pi2000 said:

No he won't.   His hockey IQ is too low and lacks high end skill.    Could be a nice 3rd/4th line guy down the road but he's below average at too many things.

He's a guy that could've benefited from an extended bake period in the AHL.   Jumping directly from juniors to the NHL typically doesn't end well unless you're a generational type talent.

I'm afraid Zach Benson is head down the same path.   Love that kid, but the toxic losing environment and pressure of the NHL will eventually wear him down.

I was just taking a shot at the Sabres. That said, what the hell do you or I know about his hockey IQ, unless we are his linemate or his coach? I mean really.  He’s a kid and he’s in the nhl already. So the talent is there. Was it too much to ask him to be a top line center, on that we could agree. Chances are his game improve with time on a winning team, run by a viable hockey organization. Bet on it. There is ample evidence of this theory skating around the league, who once wore the blue and gold. Kevyin Adams just ruined another player that’s all. He’s the Alfred E. Neumann of NHL GM’s. 

[SABRES 0311]

Ever since the Hathaway fight, YES. In his first couple seasons the future looked bright. I think he became delusional in his capabilities due to media/fan base hype.Maybe he saw himself as a future Benn type player in the making. An offensive threat who adds toughness to the roster. Then came the contract that literally and figuratively sealed the deal in his head.

Hathaway stripped away one fantasy and lack of production stripped away the other. Cozens has no mental identity of himself as a player. Not a tough guy nor is he overly talented.

If I was Ottawa management I’d put him on the third line to start. Let him get acclimated and figure out his game. Turn him into a moderate offensive threat that brings physicality.

[LGR4GM]

8 hours ago, pi2000 said:

No he won't.   His hockey IQ is too low and lacks high end skill.    Could be a nice 3rd/4th line guy down the road but he's below average at too many things.

He's a guy that could've benefited from an extended bake period in the AHL.   Jumping directly from juniors to the NHL typically doesn't end well unless you're a generational type talent.

I'm afraid Zach Benson is head down the same path.   Love that kid, but the toxic losing environment and pressure of the NHL will eventually wear him down.

Haha, Zach Benson is fine. 

[Sabres Fan in NS]

No.

[PromoTheRobot]

Mittelstadt looked awesome when he got to Colorado. Then the adrenaline wears off.

Edited Sunday at 02:10 PM by PromoTheRobot

[Goldseatsaud]

You can’t get any lower with the Sabres a trade is always welcome by the players.

[Archie Lee]

2 hours ago, LGR4GM said:

Haha, Zach Benson is fine. 

Why the HaHa! I think Benson will be fine. But the situation isn’t great and it’s reasonable for people to have concern about the impact of the Sabre environment on any player (Benson included). It wasn’t long ago that the idea of trading Quinn was openly mocked by people projecting a 40 goal and 80 point season. Things can go south quickly. 

[GASabresIUFAN]

As to the OP, Cozens is a career 8% shooter.  His contract year 30 goal season was the exception when he shot nearly 15%.  We have to face the reality that he just isn’t that good.

Truthfully many of the guys from that “great” 2019 Canadian draft class aren’t thriving in the NHL.  Dach, Cozens, Byram, Krebs, and Newhook haven’t found success in the NHL as people expected.  Later picks like Harley and McMichael are outperforming their higher rated peers.  Too many Sabres on that list.  

[RVJ]

Cozens second game,  8 hits and scored the game winner.

 

 

[LGR4GM]

On 3/8/2025 at 11:51 PM, Cranky old man said:

I was just taking a shot at the Sabres. That said, what the hell do you or I know about his hockey IQ, unless we are his linemate or his coach? I mean really.  He’s a kid and he’s in the nhl already. So the talent is there. Was it too much to ask him to be a top line center, on that we could agree. Chances are his game improve with time on a winning team, run by a viable hockey organization. Bet on it. There is ample evidence of this theory skating around the league, who once wore the blue and gold. Kevyin Adams just ruined another player that’s all. He’s the Alfred E. Neumann of NHL GM’s. 

Lol what? He's 24 and a first round pick. Of course he's in the NHL. What's with the "already" nonsense. 

I'll take that bet. He's gonna be like the forward version of Ristolainen. He'll bounce around Ottawa’s middle 6 for the rest of the contract. He'll have some good stretches and his offense will probably be around 55ish points. His defense will continue to suck. 

[HOUSE]

On 3/8/2025 at 3:43 PM, Thorner said:

He never could get over the fact we constantly spelt his name wrong, to the point it started affecting his play, clearly 

Plowers is bad too and we always spell his name right

 

 

[mjd1001]

No, not dogging it. I saw him try, he just wasn't that good in his role here.

Here he was put in a position where he was asked to be a 'complete' player. Score, and make your linemates involved, and be on the 1st team power play, and penalty kill, and be responsible on the ice to defend a lead late in the game.

He's just not good enough to do all that.

Give him less to do/focus on....and/or put him out there with guys who already do those thing and are good at it and he might function better in that role.

He just wasn't good enough of a player to do all the things this team asked him.

As much as I wanted him gone, that was primarily because SOMEONE in this organization (Pegula? Adams?) insisted he keep being put out there in all those roles.  If he would have been taken off the PP and moved to wing, I would rather have had him stay.  That wasn't happening here.

He tried to succeed in a role he simply wasn't good enough for...or wasn't a 'fit' for, so he failed.

So I don't think he wasn't trying. But if he WAS, all the more reason you wanted him gone.  Tuch is getting close to 30 goals and is a positive player (AGAIN) on a negative team. Tage is pacing for 45-50 goals per 82.  Dahlin is fighting 3 guys at once and carrying the D-unit.  That is most of your core leadership group..they aren't dogging it...if Cozens was then he needed to be moved simply for that reason.

Edited 5 hours ago by mjd1001

[Weave]

2 hours ago, HOUSE said:

Plowers is bad too and we always spell his name right

 

 

[LGR4GM]

On 3/9/2025 at 11:12 AM, Archie Lee said:

Why the HaHa! I think Benson will be fine. But the situation isn’t great and it’s reasonable for people to have concern about the impact of the Sabre environment on any player (Benson included). It wasn’t long ago that the idea of trading Quinn was openly mocked by people projecting a 40 goal and 80 point season. Things can go south quickly. 

Zach Benson is nowhere close to what Jack Quinn is or was. Zach Benson will be fine, he's not a concern. 

[quill]

It made me sick to see Cozens score the winning goal last night. Cozens wasn't the main reason the Sens won. Ullmark was the reason the Sens won. The Sens were outplayed by the Red Wings all night long and Ullmark kept the Sens in it all night. On his winning goal, Cozens didn't do anything unusual. He was left all alone and was set up beautifully by Soderbloom. All he had to do was shoot it into an empty net. What makes me just as sick as seeing Cozens score that goal was seeing Ullmark stand on his head all night and remembering how the Sabres let him slip away through our fingers.

[Cityo'Rasmii]

9 minutes ago, quill said:

It made me sick to see Cozens score the winning goal last night. Cozens wasn't the main reason the Sens won. Ullmark was the reason the Sens won. The Sens were outplayed by the Red Wings all night long and Ullmark kept the Sens in it all night. On his winning goal, Cozens didn't do anything unusual. He was left all alone and was set up beautifully by Soderbloom. All he had to do was shoot it into an empty net. What makes me just as sick as seeing Cozens score that goal was seeing Ullmark stand on his head all night and remembering how the Sabres let him slip away through our fingers.

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