Rumor: LeBrun: Flames Remain Interested in Cozens

[SeanMoneyHands]

Soft as butter, small dime a dozen centre. Easy pass.

 

[KrakenSabresMike]

Soft as butter, small dime a dozen centre. Easy pass.

Small? Are you sure you’re thinking of the same person?

 

[StrompTroller]

I get that. But it makes little sense to be lashing out at other teams fans when they're offering what are reasonable offers for a player who is signed to a long-term 7M contract that he is currently not living up to. There's some risk for the team trading for him, too.

The teams listed by Weekes - Montreal, Toronto, Calgary, Detroit - have no players they could possibly give up for Cozens in a larger package. The only thing I could see, maybe, is a deal around Cozens+Byram+ for Marner if the Leafs don't want to re-sign him? But that seems very unlikely. Other than that, literally none of these teams have a good defensive top 4 RHD that they would want to trade. Montreal isn't giving up any of their young players for a downgrade, and Detroit isn't giving you Larkin, who is our only top 6 C.

Just seems like a weird hill to die on. If Cozens ends up being traded, it almost certainly won't be for the ideal situation you are hoping for.

That's the point in bold. We don't have to trade him. There is also a hypocrisy in fans of other teams "wanting him" but not willing to give up what is perceived as fair value. Saying we are pigeon holed by him falls apart instantly when you consider we can just keep him....other teams would only want him because hes young and can be fixed....that can happen here too without underselling. He's still incredibly young, fast, and has size. If it wasn't for his contract every single team in the league would see a valuable "reclamation". It's funny to me that when it's convenient for people on here they mention the cap going up and how it won't be a problem to take swings and then also when it's convenient for them they can point out a player's salary as a road block. This entire situation is such a catch 22 to try and prove your team's view as "right".

No one is "lashing out". We are saying offer fair value or kick rocks because we don't gotta do shit with Cozens. Every Sabres fan was more than open to including him in a bigger deal with several other pieces for EP40. Every Sabres fan that is "lashing out" is because Detroit fans were offering Compher as the main piece lol.