Value of: Dylan Cozens

[WreckingCrew]

BUF fans want to sell Cozens as a young 30G - 70PT C locked up to a long-term $7.1M/yr contract...everyone else sees him & wants to buy him as a 15G - 35PT W on a contract that's double his value. There's no happy-medium that can really be reached, and BUF honestly is probably best-off just keeping him if they think he'll develop into anything nearly worth his contract because the current risk for other teams spending assets to acquire a potential anchor contract is too high

 

[Beerz]

BUF fans want to sell Cozens as a young 30G - 70PT C locked up to a long-term $7.1M/yr contract...everyone else sees him & wants to buy him as a 15G - 35PT W on a contract that's double his value. There's no happy-medium that can really be reached, and BUF honestly is probably best-off just keeping him if they think he'll develop into anything nearly worth his contract because the current risk for other teams spending assets to acquire a potential anchor contract is too high

Not too much of a risk.. he can be bought out at a third of his contract for another year.... buti think Buffalo should just hold on to him and hope for a rebound and buy him out if he doesn't..as opposed to just selling low.

 

[WreckingCrew]

Not too much of a risk.. he can be bought out at a third of his contract for another year.... buti think Buffalo should just hold on to him and hope for a rebound and buy him out if he doesn't..as opposed to just selling low.

Kind of like the Canes and Kotkaniemi, if they want to move on from him there's no reason to give up assets in an effort to trade him when his buyout cap hit would be like $800k/yr

 

[Bobby Bottle Service]

Unless this is a hockey trade that improves the club right now, it makes more sense to hold onto Cozens and hope he turns it around. Picks/Prospects are not welcome.

 

[thewookie1]

How I see it with Nashville at least; unless they intend to send us Josi and Novak for Cozens and Jokiharju; I really don't have any interest in anything else they have to offer.

Don't want futures or draft picks

 

[Peter Griffin]

Cozens still has another year before his contract becomes a concern.

Is this in reference to the ability to buy him out is still 1/3 the contract value due to his age? Not exactly a ringing endorsement on his trade value I’d imagine.

Edit: I see you mentioned that above this.

 

[MagnumForce2]

Kind of like the Canes and Kotkaniemi, if they want to move on from him there's no reason to give up assets in an effort to trade him when his buyout cap hit would be like $800k/yr

This

 

[Anaheim4ever]

I'm curious what do Sabre fans think of a Cozens/Zegras change of scenery trade ?

 

[Beerz]

I'm curious what do Sabre fans think of a Cozens/Zegras change of scenery trade ?

Don't hate it. Don't love it.

Doubt i would pull trigger if it were my decision.

 

[TageGod]

BUF fans want to sell Cozens as a young 30G - 70PT C locked up to a long-term $7.1M/yr contract...everyone else sees him & wants to buy him as a 15G - 35PT W on a contract that's double his value. There's no happy-medium that can really be reached, and BUF honestly is probably best-off just keeping him if they think he'll develop into anything nearly worth his contract because the current risk for other teams spending assets to acquire a potential anchor contract is too high

Thats low even by low standards for him. Its a 50+ point player with upside.

 

[unicornBLOOD]

my guess is Cousins ends up in Nashville, for some combination of prospects and picks.

 

[10YearsAfter]

has cozens ever recovered from this humiliation?

 

[Cowumbus]

So Cozens most likely would be moved for a C and not an upgrade at RHD?

 

[is the answer jesus]

So Cozens most likely would be moved for a C and not an upgrade at RHD?

I'd say it should be either one of those things. Guess it would depend on what Sabres fan you asked. Personally I'd rather have the quality right handed defenseman. It's been a need for multiple seasons now.

 

[McRanger92]

Braden Schneider for Dylan Cozens work for Buffalo fans?

 

[Fjordy]

So Cozens most likely would be moved for a C and not an upgrade at RHD?

We need both, depends on the deal, it could also be Cozens + prospect or Cozens + Byram/Power.

Braden Schneider for Dylan Cozens work for Buffalo fans?

It works for me

 

[McJedi]

It was brought up on the 32 thoughts podcast that teams are calling Buff about Dylan Cozens.

Now I personally think trading him would be a massive mistake in a long line of massive mistakes, Sam, Reinhart, ROR, Jack Eichel, even Evander Kane

And yes I know Tage was acquired for ROR but still ROR went on to win a cup, playoff MVP and the Selke.

Jack won a cup

Reinhart won a cup

Kane went to game 7 of the finals.

They shouldn't do this, they should keep Cozens.

But if they do what does a Cozens deal look like?

Someone said McTavish for Cozens swap.

I agree. You'd do a hockey trade with Cozens. A one for one where the player coming back to Buffalo is of similar age and is or will be getting a new deal soon.

Say Cozens for K'Andre Miller?

Buffalo's trade of Mitts for Byram comes to mind here.

 

[Fjordy]

Someone said McTavish for Cozens swap.

I agree. You'd do a hockey trade with Cozens. A one for one where the player coming back to Buffalo is of similar age and is or will be getting a new deal soon.

Say Cozens for K'Andre Miller?

We don't need another LD with Dahlin, Byram and Power in the lineup and we also have Samuelsson sometimes. That's the last position we need.

 

[McJedi]

We don't need another LD with Dahlin, Byram and Power in the lineup and we also have Samuelsson sometimes. That's the last position we need.

I'd take the best player you can get for Cozens. He's not carrying much value right now at his AAV. So trying to get value and a position of need for Cozens is making that deal increasingly unlikely as a W for Buffalo.

If you moved Cozens for a LD... you're probably moving one of Byram or Power in another deal for a better young forward than Cozens.

 

[Fjordy]

I'd take the best player you can get for Cozens. He's not carrying much value right now at his AAV. So trying to get value and a position of need for Cozens is making that deal increasingly unlikely as a W for Buffalo.

If you moved Cozens for a LD... you're probably moving one of Byram or Power in another deal for a better young forward than Cozens.

So trade Miller for this player, what's the problem?

 

[Cowumbus]

We need both, depends on the deal, it could also be Cozens + prospect or Cozens + Byram/Power.

Does Severson make any sense as a target, or you want someone younger to grow with the core?

 

[Fjordy]

Does Severson make any sense as a target, or you want someone younger to grow with the core?

I'm not a fan of Severson, we need a solid guy on defense, from what I've seen he hasn't been that. I've seen a lot of Severson trades on another site and it seems like Columbus fans just want to get rid of this contract. So I wouldn't trade Cozens for Severson.

 

[Cowumbus]

I'm not a fan of Severson, we need a solid guy on defense,

Yeah that’s not him

from what I've seen he hasn't been that. I've seen a lot of Severson trades on another site and it seems like Columbus fans just want to get rid of this contract. So I wouldn't trade Cozens for Severson.

More so get rid of the player. We thought he would be next to Werenski for 8 years but for whatever reason they just don’t work. Fabbro looks better there. Mateychuk is pushing and CBJ seem to be Ok with Provorov playing his off side. Gudbranson is going to come back at some point too so we don’t know what to do.