Prospect Info: Dylan Cozens, C/RW, 2019 7th overall, Lethbridge (WHL) --- Signed to ELC

[BowieSabresFan]

I've been thumbing around twitter for details but no one seems to have their finger on the situation.

I give you a thumbs up for your efforts.

 

[WeDislikeEich]

This was great.

 

[Tatanka]

We have the technology. We can rebuild him. Stronger faster...

 

[Chainshot]

Watching more of his interviews, I keep getting a Linden vibe from him as he handles the press.

 

[Buffaloed]

The Sabres should be providing an update any time now. I expect it to be bad but not terrible news. A torn UCL is a likely candidate.
Ulnar collateral ligament injury of the thumb - Wikipedia
Maybe the Sabres are holding back on the bad news so they can temper it with good news like the acquisition of Nikita Gusev.

 

[joshjull]

 

[sincerity0]

We can’t have anything nice

 

[Chainshot]

We can’t have anything nice

Flip side? He can't get Brad May'd and blow his knee out at the WJ summer camp.

 

[Goathead]

On the other hand... he’s fine.


I’ll just show myself out now.

 

[HaNotsri]

At this point we can just post ”Sabres...” in every thread and we’ll all get it. It’s just... Sabres....

 

[Club]

Looking at the bright side, if there is one, atleast it happened during the start of the off season and he wont miss much regular season playing time. Wishing the best on his recovery.

 

[Chainshot]

At this point we can just post ”Sabres...” in every thread and we’ll all get it. It’s just... Sabres....

In the Kessel draft year, the Bruins board used to just post "it's just Broonz" in the same way.

 

[Buffaloed]

If he's not 100% by the season opener can he start the season with the Sabres on IR? Get a little exposure to life in the NHL.

 

[Chainshot]

No surprise given his recovery time (or Krebs' recovery time either). It'll be interesting to see if McMichael runs with this opportunity. The Nats always have so many options, it'll be interesting to see if anyone gets displaced in all of this.

 

[Chainshot]

They parsed out some of the video we've already seen in other posts... but for redundancy:

 

[Chainshot]

 

[Gabrielor]

Nice for him. Dk if it really matters for us right now, but Gratz bra.

 

[UnleashRasmus]

Congrats, with a big "thumbs" up!

 

[Dirty Dog]

Congrats, with a big "thumbs" up!

“Thumbs off”

 

[dang111]

Dumb question, does signing him to an ELC mean he’s not going to play NCAA?

 

[Chainshot]

Dumb question, does signing him to an ELC mean he’s not going to play NCAA?

He's already playing major junior in Canada which makes him ineligible for the NCAA.

 

[BloFan4Life]

He's already playing major junior in Canada which makes him ineligible for the NCAA.

Why not sign all major junior Canadian players in the first couple rounds to deals right away? If the deal doesn't start until the player is a pro, what is the downside?

 

[Chainshot]

Why not sign all major junior Canadian players in the first couple rounds to deals right away? If the deal doesn't start until the player is a pro, what is the downside?

Usually teams wanted to make sure that the player is worth the contract. It's starting to shift toward more first rounders in general getting deals earlier (Björnfot in LA as an example). The miss rate on second rounders is still pretty high as well.

 

[BloFan4Life]

Usually teams wanted to make sure that the player is worth the contract. It's starting to shift toward more first rounders in general getting deals earlier (Björnfot in LA as an example). The miss rate on second rounders is still pretty high as well.

How many second rounders don't get contracts? I can't think of the last 2nd rounder from the Sabres that didn't get an ELC.

 

[dang111]

He's already playing major junior in Canada which makes him ineligible for the NCAA.

Ah I see. I thought he had committed to a university but maybe I was thinking of someone else.