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

[KiwiGriff]

The 2019 draft might end up being the most loaded draft in terms of the amount of talent in the 1st round in the last 25 years. Looking back at that draft, I am happy management knew better than most on the board and took Cozens.

For recent years it’s tough to beat 2015. I don’t see 2019 doing that.

Player	Nationality	NHL Team	College/Junior/Club Team
1	Connor McDavid(C)	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Erie Otters (OHL)
2	Jack Eichel(C)	United States	Buffalo Sabres	Boston University Terriers (Hockey East)
3	Dylan Strome (C)	Canada	Arizona Coyotes	Erie Otters (OHL)
4	Mitch Marner(C/RW)	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	London Knights(OHL)
5	Noah Hanifin (D)	United States	Carolina Hurricanes	Boston College Eagles (Hockey East)
6	Pavel Zacha (C)	Czech Republic	New Jersey Devils	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
7	Ivan Provorov(D)	Russia	Philadelphia Flyers	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
8	Zach Werenski(D)	United States	Columbus Blue Jackets	Michigan Wolverines(Big Ten)
9	Timo Meier(RW)	Switzerland	San Jose Sharks	Halifax Mooseheads(QMJHL)
10	Mikko Rantanen(RW)	Finland	Colorado Avalanche	TPS (Liiga)
11	Lawson Crouse(LW)	Canada	Florida Panthers	Kingston Frontenacs(OHL)
12	Denis Gurianov(RW)	Russia	Dallas Stars	Lada Togliatti (KHL)
13	Jakub Zboril (D)	Czech Republic	Boston Bruins(from Los Angeles)1	Saint John Sea Dogs(QMJHL)
14	Jake DeBrusk(LW)	Canada	Boston Bruins	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
15	Zachary Senyshyn(RW)	Canada	Boston Bruins (from Calgary)2	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
16	Mathew Barzal (C)	Canada	New York Islanders(from Pittsburgh via Edmonton)3	Seattle Thunderbirds(WHL)
17	Kyle Connor(LW)	United States	Winnipeg Jets	Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
18	Thomas Chabot (D)	Canada	Ottawa Senators	Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)
19	Evgeny Svechnikov(LW)	Russia	Detroit Red Wings	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles(QMJHL)
20	Joel Eriksson Ek (C)	Sweden	Minnesota Wild	Farjestad BK (SHL)
21	Colin White (C)	United States	Ottawa Senators (from NY Islanders via Buffalo)4	U.S. NTDP (USHL)
22	Ilya Samsonov(G)	Russia	Washington Capitals	Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL)
23	Brock Boeser(RW)	United States	Vancouver Canucks	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
24	Travis Konecny(C)	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers (from Nashville via Toronto)5	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
25	Jack Roslovic(C)	United States	Winnipeg Jets (from St. Louis via Buffalo)6	U.S. NTDP (USHL)
26	Noah Juulsen(D)	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Everett Silvertips(WHL)
27	Jacob Larsson(D)	Sweden	Anaheim Ducks	Frolunda HC (SHL)
28	Anthony Beauvillier(LW)	Canada	New York Islanders (from NY Rangers via Tampa Bay)7	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
29	Gabriel Carlsson(D)	Sweden	Columbus Blue Jackets (from Tampa Bay via Philadelphia and Toronto)8	Linkopings HC (SHL)
30	Nick Merkley(RW)	Canada	Arizona Coyotes (from Chicago)9	Kelowna Rockets(WHL)

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

 

[Sabre the Win]

For recent years it’s tough to beat 2015. I don’t see 2019 doing that.

Player	Nationality	NHL Team	College/Junior/Club Team
1	Connor McDavid(C)	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Erie Otters (OHL)
2	Jack Eichel(C)	United States	Buffalo Sabres	Boston University Terriers (Hockey East)
3	Dylan Strome (C)	Canada	Arizona Coyotes	Erie Otters (OHL)
4	Mitch Marner(C/RW)	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	London Knights(OHL)
5	Noah Hanifin (D)	United States	Carolina Hurricanes	Boston College Eagles (Hockey East)
6	Pavel Zacha (C)	Czech Republic	New Jersey Devils	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
7	Ivan Provorov(D)	Russia	Philadelphia Flyers	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
8	Zach Werenski(D)	United States	Columbus Blue Jackets	Michigan Wolverines(Big Ten)
9	Timo Meier(RW)	Switzerland	San Jose Sharks	Halifax Mooseheads(QMJHL)
10	Mikko Rantanen(RW)	Finland	Colorado Avalanche	TPS (Liiga)
11	Lawson Crouse(LW)	Canada	Florida Panthers	Kingston Frontenacs(OHL)
12	Denis Gurianov(RW)	Russia	Dallas Stars	Lada Togliatti (KHL)
13	Jakub Zboril (D)	Czech Republic	Boston Bruins(from Los Angeles)1	Saint John Sea Dogs(QMJHL)
14	Jake DeBrusk(LW)	Canada	Boston Bruins	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
15	Zachary Senyshyn(RW)	Canada	Boston Bruins (from Calgary)2	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
16	Mathew Barzal (C)	Canada	New York Islanders(from Pittsburgh via Edmonton)3	Seattle Thunderbirds(WHL)
17	Kyle Connor(LW)	United States	Winnipeg Jets	Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
18	Thomas Chabot (D)	Canada	Ottawa Senators	Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)
19	Evgeny Svechnikov(LW)	Russia	Detroit Red Wings	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles(QMJHL)
20	Joel Eriksson Ek (C)	Sweden	Minnesota Wild	Farjestad BK (SHL)
21	Colin White (C)	United States	Ottawa Senators (from NY Islanders via Buffalo)4	U.S. NTDP (USHL)
22	Ilya Samsonov(G)	Russia	Washington Capitals	Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL)
23	Brock Boeser(RW)	United States	Vancouver Canucks	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
24	Travis Konecny(C)	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers (from Nashville via Toronto)5	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
25	Jack Roslovic(C)	United States	Winnipeg Jets (from St. Louis via Buffalo)6	U.S. NTDP (USHL)
26	Noah Juulsen(D)	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Everett Silvertips(WHL)
27	Jacob Larsson(D)	Sweden	Anaheim Ducks	Frolunda HC (SHL)
28	Anthony Beauvillier(LW)	Canada	New York Islanders (from NY Rangers via Tampa Bay)7	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
29	Gabriel Carlsson(D)	Sweden	Columbus Blue Jackets (from Tampa Bay via Philadelphia and Toronto)8	Linkopings HC (SHL)
30	Nick Merkley(RW)	Canada	Arizona Coyotes (from Chicago)9	Kelowna Rockets(WHL)

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2015 looks pretty crazy, actually looks better than 2003

 

[KiwiGriff]

2015 looks pretty crazy, actually looks better than 2003

We all know the value of hindsight, but Boston with those three picks in a row could have ended up with a line of Kyle Connor, Matthew Barzal and Brock Boeser.

 

[Montag DP]

We all know the value of hindsight, but Boston with those three picks in a row could have ended up with a line of Kyle Connor, Matthew Barzal and Brock Boeser.

They were widely criticized for those selections at the time too, though.

 

[Zman5778]

They were widely criticized for those selections at the time too, though.

Yeah, if I recall.....the Zboril selection actually made some sense. But DeBrusk had a late 1st grade while Senyshyn had a late 1st/early 2nd grade.

They were immediately pilloried for not taking Barzal

 

[tsujimoto74]

Yeah, if I recall.....the Zboril selection actually made some sense. But DeBrusk had a late 1st grade while Senyshyn had a late 1st/early 2nd grade.

They were immediately pilloried for not taking Barzal

Yeah, Barzal was a strange faller. I remember when those guys were in AAA and Barzal was talked about as being just a step behind McDavid. Obviously Eichel supplanted him as the clear-cut #2 in that class, but it's not like Barzal disappointed in juniors. Weird that he wasn't a top 5-10 pick.

 

[LetsGoBuffalo1126]

I'm just ridiculously thankful that Boston did indeed take the players that they did. Imagine if they were able to build an entirely new first line and revamp themselves in one fell-swoop, even though they haven't exactly fallen-off as a result yet...

 

[sufferer]

I'm just ridiculously thankful that Boston did indeed take the players that they did. Imagine if they were able to build an entirely new first line and revamp themselves in one fell-swoop, even though they haven't exactly fallen-off as a result yet...

I'd bet they win multiple cups with an entire line of stars on ELC's. They'd be every bit as talented and deep as Tampa Bay has been the last handful of years. The Atlantic Div./Eastern Conference/League dodged a bullet with that one.

 

[dasaybz]

We all know the value of hindsight, but Boston with those three picks in a row could have ended up with a line of Kyle Connor, Matthew Barzal and Brock Boeser.

Sabres had 3 firsts that year too. Hated trading 2 of them away. Sigh...

 

[KiwiGriff]

Sabres had 3 firsts that year too. Hated trading 2 of them away. Sigh...

I'm probably in the minority but I like Lehner, including during his time in Buffalo ... apart from the fact he couldn't save a Shootout goal to save his life. Still, imagine if instead of trading to get Lehner we'd picked Samsonov instead?

 

[Chainshot]

I'm probably in the minority but I like Lehner, including during his time in Buffalo ... apart from the fact he couldn't save a Shootout goal to save his life. Still, imagine if instead of trading to get Lehner we'd picked Samsonov instead?

Or imagine they'd gotten Lehner the help he needed instead of whatever f***wittery Murray was up to on a daily basis and they get the version we saw on the Island or most nights in Vegas?

 

[joshjull]

Not trying to rain on the parade too much, but after looking a little closer he had less than 3 minutes against Crosby.

He was "matched up" with matthews at times, but the tage line had the most head to head minutes and was equally successful.

He did well, this isn't a shot at him, but the way this is presented in the tweet is a bit misleading

I think your being a bit misleading yourself.

Cozens didn’t just go against the Mathers line “at times”. His line and Tage’s effectivey split the matchup with Mathews. Each getting around 7mins against him. Skinner 7:15/Tage 7:59/Asplund 7:21 and Caggiula 7:04/Cozens 6:51/Hino 7:18

You seem to be suggesting he hardly played again Mathews.


The Crosby stuff in that tweet is misleading but it could be an honest mistake from lazy research. Cozens linemates played the most against Crosby of all the forwards (almost 5mins). Maybe they assumed Cozens was with them and didn’t dig further. Bad research.

Granato basically rolled the lines against Crosby

R2 ——> 3:46 vs Crosby
Eakin -> 3:15
Cozens -> 2:52
Tage —> 2:33

 

[joshjull]

I think your being a bit misleading yourself.

Cozens didn’t just go against the Mathers line “at times”. His line and Tage’s effectivey split the matchup with Mathews. Each getting around 7mins against him. Skinner 7:15/Tage 7:59/Asplund 7:21 and Caggiula 7:04/Cozens 6:51/Hino 7:18

You seem to be suggesting he hardly played again Mathews.


The Crosby stuff in that tweet is misleading but it could be an honest mistake from lazy research. Cozens linemates played the most against Crosby of all the forwards (almost 5mins). Maybe they assumed Cozens was with them and didn’t dig further. Bad research.

Granato basically rolled the lines against Crosby

R2 ——> 3:46 vs Crosby
Eakin -> 3:15
Cozens -> 2:52
Tage —> 2:33

@jc17


I bring this stuff up because big picture Cozens was trusted in the last 3 games vs some of the best. He’s not longer someone Granato feels he needs to hide.

He’s come a long way from game 4 vs Boston when Granato did what he could to hide him from that line. Cozens only playing 10 secs against them.

 

[jc17]

I think your being a bit misleading yourself.

Cozens didn’t just go against the Mathers line “at times”. His line and Tage’s effectivey split the matchup with Mathews. Each getting around 7mins against him. Skinner 7:15/Tage 7:59/Asplund 7:21 and Caggiula 7:04/Cozens 6:51/Hino 7:18

You seem to be suggesting he hardly played again Mathews.


The Crosby stuff in that tweet is misleading but it could be an honest mistake from lazy research. Cozens linemates played the most against Crosby of all the forwards (almost 5mins). Maybe they assumed Cozens was with them and didn’t dig further. Bad research.

Granato basically rolled the lines against Crosby

R2 ——> 3:46 vs Crosby
Eakin -> 3:15
Cozens -> 2:52
Tage —> 2:33

@jc17


I bring this stuff up because big picture Cozens was trusted in the last 3 games vs some of the best. He’s not longer someone Granato feels he needs to hide.

He’s come a long way from game 4 vs Boston when Granato did what he could to hide him from that line. Cozens only playing 10 secs against them.

To me the connotation of matching up is intentionally playing against.

So if a guy matches up against an opponent, its the bulk of the minutes. If they play a few minutes overlapping its coincidence, and if its somewhere in between its matching up at times. My definition at least, but I see what you're saying

I agree with your second post. It does show granato has more trust, but that also seemed to not be the intention of the tweet

 

[Gras]

Sabres had 3 firsts that year too. Hated trading 2 of them away. Sigh...

Would Samsonov be our #1 goalie savior?

 

[dasaybz]

Would Samsonov be our #1 goalie savior?

Didn't want to draft a goalie. There were other goalies available that didn't have a first round price tag.

 

[Gras]

Didn't want to draft a goalie. There were other goalies available that didn't have a first round price tag.

Doesn't really matter what you wanted when Murray pretty much said he would have drafted Samsonov if they hadn't have traded the pick away.

 

[Club]

 

[Buffaloed]

continued Prospect Info: - Dylan Cozens, C/RW, 2019 7th overall Part 2