Player Discussion Dylan Cozens, C/RW, 2019 7th overall Part 2

[Old Navy Goat]

As a reminder, Cozens was named to the six man All Tournament Team.

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They should trade him now, what kind of C scores almost 5x as many goals as assists. He'll be too selfish to fit Lindy's system

 

[Push Dr Tracksuit]

Feels necessary to insert into the record that he was one of our worst forwards in the ten games before THE FIGHT. He lucked into a couple of goals that buoyed some opinions of him, but his game was broken from the jump this season. I understand the urge to pin his struggles on the injury and it certainly didn't allow him to correct his course in a timely manner, but it wasn't the cause.

He had maybe six encouraging weeks when the rest of the team was showing life around February that give me hope that he can get back to what he does well moving forward.

sophomore slumps are a thing

 

[HOOats]

sophomore slumps are a thing

That's a... fair enough summary of my six week old post, I suppose? Although I'm not sure if sophomore slumps are actually a regular thing or just a rhetorical reflex when they happen. Definitely not sure that 40% decreases in goal scoring are the norm.

Like I said, I saw enough posts lamenting THE FIGHT derailing his season that it felt appropriate to note that he was just as lost before THE FIGHT.

But after a decent finish to the year and his excellent WC, I remain hopeful "that he can get back to what he does well moving forward."

 

[Push Dr Tracksuit]

That's a... fair enough summary of my six week old post, I suppose? Although I'm not sure if sophomore slumps are actually a regular thing or just a rhetorical reflex when they happen. Definitely not sure that 40% decreases in goal scoring are the norm.

Like I said, I saw enough posts lamenting THE FIGHT derailing his season that it felt appropriate to note that he was just as lost before THE FIGHT.

But after a decent finish to the year and his excellent WC, I remain hopeful "that he can get back to what he does well moving forward."

never even checked the date

 

[Abraham de Lacy]

He was awesome for Canada, oozes quality.

 

[BFLO]

sophomore slumps are a thing

Is it really a sophomore slump if it's his 4th NHL season? More like a senior slump

 

[Reddawg]

Is it really a sophomore slump if it's his 4th NHL season? More like a senior slump

Senior slump was definitely a thing that pertained to my HS career

 

[debaser66]

Senior slump was definitely a thing that pertained to my HS career

Make that senignore slump for me

 

[Push Dr Tracksuit]

Senior slump was definitely a thing that pertained to my HS career

Once the acceptance letter came in the mail, motivation was a rare thing.

 

[Dingo44]

 

[Chainshot]

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If only Priolo could skate...

 

[MarkusKetterer]

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Socks with sandals?! I thought he was 23, not 53.

 

[debaser66]

Socks with sandals?! I thought he was 23, not 53.

It's Buffalo Sabres "post modernity" day

 

[rams]

This Cozens hate is mind boggling.

 

[BFLO]

Socks with sandals?! I thought he was 23, not 53.

Gen Z are bringing back socks with sandals. And they've also brought back crew socks instead of no show socks. Cozens kinda split the difference here with ankle socks.

 

[Chainshot]

This Cozens hate is mind boggling.

Who knew socks were going to be such a hot button item.

 

[Havok89]

This Cozens hate is mind boggling.

He signed a massive contract and then did not perform. Looked like a 3rd liner at best for a large part of last season.

We need the Dylan Cozens that wears a Canadian jersey to show up next season.

 

[Satanphonehome]

Dylan Cozens scored 18 goals and 47 points.
Casey Mittelstadt scored 18 goals and 57 points.

Their Corsi % was virtually identical (51.3 to 51.1)
Xgoals% was Mittelstadt 51.5 to Cozens 49.5

Cozens had middling 50.7% Dzone starts to Mittelstadt's easy 44.5%

Mitts had 187 shot attempts to Cozens 367
Cozens blocked 28 shots and threw 108 hits. Mitts was 23 and 14

Primary assists:
Mitts 19
Cozens 22

Penalities drawn:
Cozens +6
Mitts -7

Cozens played 125 minutes SH and 167 on the PP
Mitts played 7 minutes SH and 190 on the PP

Cozens is in the 85 percentile for top skating speed and 90th for bursts
Mittelstadt is "below 50th" in both categories

This ^^^ is comparing what everyone considers a bad year for Dylan Cozens to what most would consider Casey Mittelstadt's best year.

 

[Doug Prishpreed]

Dylan Cozens scored 18 goals and 47 points.
Casey Mittelstadt scored 18 goals and 57 points.

Their Corsi % was virtually identical (51.3 to 51.1)
Xgoals% was Mittelstadt 51.5 to Cozens 49.5

Cozens had middling 50.7% Dzone starts to Mittelstadt's easy 44.5%

Mitts had 187 shot attempts to Cozens 367
Cozens blocked 28 shots and threw 108 hits. Mitts was 23 and 14

Primary assists:
Mitts 19
Cozens 22

Penalities drawn:
Cozens +6
Mitts -7

Cozens played 125 minutes SH and 167 on the PP
Mitts played 7 minutes SH and 190 on the PP

Cozens is in the 85 percentile for top skating speed and 90th for bursts
Mittelstadt is "below 50th" in both categories

This ^^^ is comparing what everyone considers a bad year for Dylan Cozens to what most would consider Casey Mittelstadt's best year.

I appreciate the stat comparisons but I don’t see many people comparing the two players - the franchise didn’t just put all the chips to bet on Mitts being a long term top 6 center like they did with Cozens.

You clearly show why they didn’t want Mitts as long term 3C though.

 

[Dreakon13]

Dylan Cozens scored 18 goals and 47 points.
Casey Mittelstadt scored 18 goals and 57 points.

Their Corsi % was virtually identical (51.3 to 51.1)
Xgoals% was Mittelstadt 51.5 to Cozens 49.5

Cozens had middling 50.7% Dzone starts to Mittelstadt's easy 44.5%

Mitts had 187 shot attempts to Cozens 367
Cozens blocked 28 shots and threw 108 hits. Mitts was 23 and 14

Primary assists:
Mitts 19
Cozens 22

Penalities drawn:
Cozens +6
Mitts -7

Cozens played 125 minutes SH and 167 on the PP
Mitts played 7 minutes SH and 190 on the PP

Cozens is in the 85 percentile for top skating speed and 90th for bursts
Mittelstadt is "below 50th" in both categories

This ^^^ is comparing what everyone considers a bad year for Dylan Cozens to what most would consider Casey Mittelstadt's best year.

This is pretty interesting to me, as someone who just an hour or two ago said he would've preferred to keep Mitts. Either my eye test failed me last year, or my expectations for Cozens were just higher and it threw things out of whack. Probably both.

 

[TageGod]

Dylan Cozens scored 18 goals and 47 points.
Casey Mittelstadt scored 18 goals and 57 points.

Their Corsi % was virtually identical (51.3 to 51.1)
Xgoals% was Mittelstadt 51.5 to Cozens 49.5

Cozens had middling 50.7% Dzone starts to Mittelstadt's easy 44.5%

Mitts had 187 shot attempts to Cozens 367
Cozens blocked 28 shots and threw 108 hits. Mitts was 23 and 14

Primary assists:
Mitts 19
Cozens 22

Penalities drawn:
Cozens +6
Mitts -7

Cozens played 125 minutes SH and 167 on the PP
Mitts played 7 minutes SH and 190 on the PP

Cozens is in the 85 percentile for top skating speed and 90th for bursts
Mittelstadt is "below 50th" in both categories

This ^^^ is comparing what everyone considers a bad year for Dylan Cozens to what most would consider Casey Mittelstadt's best year.

This is the way.

I think the negatives results/expectations of Cozens skewed his actual performance numbers.

 

[Jacob582]

He signed a massive contract and then did not perform. Looked like a 3rd liner at best for a large part of last season.

We need the Dylan Cozens that wears a Canadian jersey to show up next season.

This is how I feel.

He made $7.1M last year. Mittelstadt made $2.6M last year. I expect more from Cozens.

 

[zenthusiast]

cozens’ weakness is his brain. If he can overcome that the sky is the limit

 

[munkyhead8]

After he recovered from getting his bell rung early in season, he really seemed to pick it up to finish off the year. What I saw at the beginning was a kid that thought they were anointed 'a playoff team'. I think the contract pressure may have been there for him too. I don't think anyone would doubt he's a competitor, so I'm expecting he comes out of the gate flying this year.

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

Anyone else think Cozens falls way too often? He's a big, rangy guy, well over 200 lb now. Turning 24 in February, he's not a kid anymore. He should be strong on his skates, but too often he hits the deck upon the slightest contact.

Maybe it's just me finding yet more fault with a guy whose play has fallen far below expectations.