lilidk
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As Detroit fan I will be very happy if this will happenHF is going to flip its lid when Cozens is drafted top 5.
As Detroit fan I will be very happy if this will happenHF is going to flip its lid when Cozens is drafted top 5.
Yes. I'm not sure you have, though. You might have a better grasp of what's going on with these players if you paid more attention.Larkin and Cozens... Oh my god, have you ever seen either player actually play hockey outside of a 3 min highlight video?
Has anyone in this thread?
No wonder I rarely pay any attention to these forums anymore.
No, I was saying that people who disliked Zibanejad's game were using it as a weird backhanded compliment.Are you saying that ending up as Zib is a bad thing? Not sure but Zibanejad just put up 74 points. Cozens’ playstyle is very similar to Zibanejad’s. I dont see much of Larkin in Cozens
Gotcha. Still don’t like the Larkin comparison thoughNo, I was saying that people who disliked Zibanejad's game were using it as a weird backhanded compliment.
In particular I think if you go watch his play at the Hlinka tournament earlier this year (it's all on YouTube), he looks a LOT like Larkin. But he didn't much look like that in the WHL with Lethbridge. And then at the U-18s it was like he was trying to show he could play more of a power game, which he can do, but his speed game is much better at this point.Gotcha. Still don’t like the Larkin comparison though
Yes. I'm not sure you have, though. You might have a better grasp of what's going on with these players if you paid more attention.
Cozens is a guy I can see dropping because he doesn’t have one elite skill (except skating). It’s funny because he’s the type of player that coaches crave; a big body who puts in the effort and contributes in every zone.
20th + Krieder for the 8th. Interesting.From @Larry Fisher article (not sure how to quote directly from article) https://thehockeywriters.com/2019-nhl-draft-projecting-first-round/
“Last but not least, another doozy, with the Rangers rumoured to be coveting Cozens — they supposedly (and strangely) flew him to New York City and paid for his custom suit to be worn on draft day, according to a source. Those kind of stories always make their rounds in the weeks leading up to the draft — starting with which teams wined and dined which prospects at the annual combine — but this one seemed to have more meat to it than the typical tall tale.
If Cozens is still available at No. 8, Edmonton could become that trade partner for the Rangers, with the Oilers moving back to No. 20 with a keen interest in Kaliyev. The price to move up 12 spots could be Chris Kreider, who is one season away from unrestricted free agency and has long been considered a target for Edmonton.”
Rangers have been linked to Cozens multiple times over the past few months and there’s been some underground rumors that the Rangers are planning to trade into the top 10. I know Rangers for sure have liked Cozens for a while now but this just confirms it even more. Wouldn’t be surprised to see it but wouldn’t be too happy with it either.
If it’s 20th and an extended Kreider, Oilers aren’t only giving up 8th. Even unsigned Kreider+20th would get more than 8th20th + Krieder for the 8th. Interesting.
If Krieder shows interest in extending here, I'd do it.
If it’s 20th and an extended Kreider, Oilers aren’t only giving up 8th
If you were an NHL GM you wouldn't draft Addison before Cozens. Easy to announce bold predictions on a message board but you don't really believe it.
This isn’t Cozens’ first time being linked to the Rangers. For the past few months it’s been basically confirmed that they are very high on him. But I agree with your postI don’t buy that rumor because I don’t think it’s a good fit stylistically. He’s similar to Zibanejad, but I’m a fan of Cozens, so I wouldn’t mind it. If we are trading up, I’d prefer Turcotte, Dach, Byram or Zegras.
It's all a mistake, like a game of telephone. The Rangers didn't buy Cozens a suit, they bought a Cozens suit. It's a Don Cherry-style gaudy suit with Cozens' face all over it. Word is, he was a little creeped out.I've never heard of an NHL team buying a prospects suit before.
Welcome to Buffalo!
Well above average. Probably among the absolute best in the draft in terms of pure dangling ability.
I had him ranked at 6 before the draft. He only started to “fall” in the mocks of Internet nobodies after everybody was done playing hockey and yet, en masse, people began to decide Zegras, Caufield, and Boldy were better. He went right where he should have for you and will be an amazing second line centre for you. He can push the offence by himself in a multitude of ways while matching up against other teams’ stars. He’ll also slide nicely onto your powerplay, I suspect, as he plays the bumper position well (Eichel left half boards, Dahlin point, Reinhart net front, Skinner right half boards, right?). And he’s got great character and flash; he’ll be a fan favourite.Best in the draft in terms of dangling ability? Not doubting it, just wandering why he was starting to fall in the rankings. A perfect combo of being 6’3 and a very fast skater with a good motor. Seeing various ranges in terms of hockey IQ but seems like a fantastic value at #7. Sabres don’t need him to be a 1C and he should slot in very nicely as a 2C.
Yet lots of scouts love his IQ.I really don't like Cozens. Toolsy but lacks IQ.
Still woulda taken him over Broberg tho. Fml