Value of: Top 6 Forward to Buffalo

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I think that’s something that might interest them should they go that direction.

What’s the deal with Cozen’s though, he himself appears like he’s having his own struggles. I’ve read some narratives that he’s looking more like a winger than a center at the NHL level?

Some Buffalo fans certainly think so and it may very well be the case. Some think he'd work best with a (veteran) play-maker on his wing. That being said, he had his best season so far at center iirc.

He looks incredibly snake-bit right now, getting chances, working hard but missing left and right. He clearly cares a lot, they call him the workhorse from Whitehorse for a reason. Also, whenever he plays for Canada, his troubles seem to be gone.

If you want my opinion, he's the latest edition of your Sabres thoroughbred foal that's been relied on in a leadership role way too early without a real veteran teammate to learn from and lean on.

Which results in frustrating underperformance while everyone can see the talent. It's a pattern in Buffalo, see Eichel, Reinhart, Mittelstadt, even ROR to a degree.

The contract doesn't do him any favors right now, but he's far from ruined.