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Red Wings Exploring Dylan Cozens Deal: Is He Worth It? - The Hockey Writers Detroit Red Wings Latest News, Analysis & More

The Detroit Red Wings have been scouting Buffalo Sabres forward Dylan Cozens as a potential trade target according to an NHL insider.

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This is an interesting take from the Detroit side of things.

Imagine if Detroit traded for Cozens and flipped him in a deal for EP

 

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Feels like they're already short on center options and moving Cozens as a part of a deal without it being for something better leaves them even worse off in that regard. This is Ennis-Hodgson level of thin in the middle. F. F. F.

 

[Fjordy]

Feels like they're already short on center options and moving Cozens as a part of a deal without it being for something better leaves them even worse off in that regard. This is Ennis-Hodgson level of thin in the middle. F. F. F.

Not that Cozens is a good center, McLeod looks better in the top 6 with the better teammates, imo. But a deal for Pettersson makes a lot more sense than Detroit.

 

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Not that Cozens is a good center, McLeod looks better in the top 6 with the better teammates, imo. But a deal for Pettersson makes a lot more sense than Detroit.

I don't think either are particularly great. McLeod is an okay option as a transition player who gets pucks out of his own zone with his skating. The offense has been and remains spotty. Ironically, when Cozens started to solidify his role in the NHL, there were some similarities - he was doing a lot of zone to zone transitioning and was high on entries. Now? Nope.

 

[Fjordy]

I don't think either are particularly great. McLeod is an okay option as a transition player who gets pucks out of his own zone with his skating. The offense has been and remains spotty. Ironically, when Cozens started to solidify his role in the NHL, there were some similarities - he was doing a lot of zone to zone transitioning and was high on entries. Now? Nope.

Well I don't see McLeod as our 2C on a permanent basis, but right now he plays decently with the same Tuck on the second line, a temporary stopgap, but ideally he is our good 3C. The problem is that Cozens is worse than McLeod in some aspects and he has the same number of points, although he played more and had a lot of PP, unlike Ryan.

 

[Faceboner]

Honestly rebuild it trade em all none of them are professional athletes or take their job seriously

 

[Doug Prishpreed]

Feels like they're already short on center options and moving Cozens as a part of a deal without it being for something better leaves them even worse off in that regard. This is Ennis-Hodgson level of thin in the middle. F. F. F.

If they don’t view Cozens as a C, and the deal is for Compher and Kaspar, doesn’t that improve center depth? Arguably by 2?

 

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If they don’t view Cozens as a C, and the deal is for Compher and Kaspar, doesn’t that improve center depth? Arguably by 2?

He gives them a prospect and somebody who’s performing at a similar to lower level. They seem to be stocking the shelves with 3C guys, not sure about adding a future one and a current one.

 

[Doug Prishpreed]

He gives them a prospect and somebody who’s performing at a similar to lower level. They seem to be stocking the shelves with 3C guys, not sure about adding a future one and a current one.

Still, to your original point - you said Buffalo is lacking center depth, and this theoretical deal adds center depth. Ennis and Hodgson is MUCH different than Tage, Compher, McLeod, Krebs, and Kulich, with both Kaspar and Ostlund knocking on the door soon.

Swapping Cozens out for Compher shifts the focus from 2nd line to 3rd line, but Cozens isn’t reliable as a 2nd line anyway.

Not that I want to do the deal…I definitely do not. I just don’t think center depth is among the top 5 issues rn.

 

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Still, to your original point - you said Buffalo is lacking center depth, and this theoretical deal adds center depth. Ennis and Hodgson is MUCH different than Tage, Compher, McLeod, Krebs, and Kulich, with both Kaspar and Ostlund knocking on the door soon.

Swapping Cozens out for Compher shifts the focus from 2nd line to 3rd line, but Cozens isn’t reliable as a 2nd line anyway.

Not that I want to do the deal…I definitely do not. I just don’t think center depth is among the top 5 issues rn.

It is again having no quality 2C option, even if Cozens has not been good in the 2C role. Unless they think Helenius is that guy and I’m not sure I put my hopes on an 18 y.o. right now.

Is Kasper better than Helenius or Ostlund? I still don’t see it, though I say that a lot about what they do…