2024 Men's World Championship Thread - Dahlin, Cozens, Byram, Power, Peterka, Olofsson

[Willgamesh]

Canada gives up 2 goals late. Heading to OT

 

[Willgamesh]

COZENS OT SHORT HANDED WINNER!!!!!!

 

[Chainshot]

Cozens is absolutely on fire.

 

[Chainshot]

15th goal in 17 WC games for Cozens. Someone likes playing for his country.

 

[Gabrielor]

Sabres should wear red/black full time.

Cozens in canada colors is invincible.

 

[Willgamesh]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1792961359736430651

 

[Chainshot]

Sabres should wear red/black full time.

Cozens in canada colors in invincible.

Stitch a maple leaf on the inside of the jerseys and turn him loose.

 

[Chainshot]

He a hand in three of their four goals today too... build on it, kid, build on it.

 

[MeenOlViks]

He a hand in three of their four goals today too... build on it, kid, build on it.

Trade him now. #maxvalue

 

[Ehran]

Trade him now. #maxvalue

I bet we could get another Left Handed puck moving defenseman for him !

 

[Dingo44]

He a hand in three of their four goals today too... build on it, kid, build on it.

All the highlight videos are right here: IIHF - CAN - CZE 21.05.2024 - 2024 IIHF ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - Game Centre Video

 

[Chainshot]

All the highlight videos are right here: IIHF - CAN - CZE 21.05.2024 - 2024 IIHF ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - Game Centre Video

You can almost hear what he's yelling on that OT GWG - "Take that HF GDT haters!"

 

[Aladyyn]

Looking like the Sabres will be going back to back with the WC Best Forward award?

 

[Dingo44]

Looking like the Sabres will be going back to back with the WC Best Forward award?

Combine that with back to back #1 prospect pool and we're - close?

 

[enthusiast]

What sort of role is he playing for Canada? I haven’t been able to watch, sadly enough

 

[Beerz]

Is Cozens playing Wing or Center?

 

[Gabrielor]

Is Cozens playing Wing or Center?

Center.

Left wall on the PP (Stamkos,Ovy,Tage spot)

1st PK.

 

[Nikolajs Sillers]

No National holiday this year for Latvia .We were bad this year.

 

[Doug Prishpreed]

Sounds like we might want to play Cozens with some wingers who aren't still developing next year.

 

[Dingo44]

No National holiday this year for Latvia .We were bad this year.

You were better last year but you're not being regulated - unlike Poland, the land of my wife's and a few of my ancestors...

 

[Ace]

Sounds like we might want to play Cozens with some wingers who aren't still developing next year.

Those developing wingers in 2022 were the clear line drivers for Cozens…as evidenced by what happened when Quinn was taken away.

I’m glad he can be an effective center against countries full of non NHL players. It’s a start. Though I can’t speak to how well he’s even playing. Canada has had more rough nights than good ones. He has that shooting percentage way up on goalies that probably aren’t NHL stars though. And that’s what people seem to equate with being a good player.

He did play wing opening night with Tavares at center. And last WC that he lit up was entirely at wing.

 

[tsujimoto74]

Those developing wingers in 2022 were the clear line drivers for Cozens…as evidenced by what happened when Quinn was taken away.

I’m glad he can be an effective center against countries full of non NHL players. It’s a start. Though I can’t speak to how well he’s even playing. Canada has had more rough nights than good ones. He has that shooting percentage way up on goalies that probably aren’t NHL stars though. And that’s what people seem to equate with being a good player.

He did play wing opening night with Tavares at center. And last WC that he lit up was entirely at wing.

Cozens has been the best player on a team loaded with good NHLers while playing center.

And you seem to want to act like that’s a bad thing? Give it a rest. This tournament is not the place for you to grind your Cozens axe.

 

[Beerz]

Cozens has been the best player on a team loaded with good NHLers while playing center.

And you seem to want to act like that’s a bad thing? Give it a rest. This tournament is not the place for you to grind your Cozens axe.

But Mitts is gone.

 

[enthusiast]

I’d pump the brakes on assigning predictive quality to good performance from a Canadian player in early WC rounds, but it’s still better than the alternative.

His shortcomings aren’t really as much of an issue in this setting but you can’t argue with the production.

 

[Dingo44]

I’d pump the brakes on assigning predictive quality to good performance from a Canadian player in early WC rounds, but it’s still better than the alternative.

His shortcomings aren’t really as much of an issue in this setting but you can’t argue with the production.

1. Cozens came off a great showing at the WC the last time with a great 30+ goal season.
2. Peterka came off a great showing at the WC including being player of the tournament by being our leading goal scorer.
3. Ruff has already mentioned Cozens by name as someone who he plans on relying on next season and you know he's going to coach him up.
4. Cozens was upset at the end of the season about both his game and his teams and he's taking it out on the other teams in the WC.
5. Cozens got his ass kicked in an early season fight and never really recovered for months.

I'm not pumping any brakes. This is a huge confidence booster for Cozens and shows how much he can bring when he's healthy and feeling it. They are using him in every situation and he is excelling. He's the best player on Team Canada and that's on a roster of stars.