Prospect Info: Dylan Cozens, C/RW, 2019 7th overall, Lethbridge (WHL) --- Signed to ELC

[sabrebuild]

Mmmm Cozens and Byfield together.

That'd be cool.

 

[sufferer]

Mmmm Cozens and Byfield together.

That'd be cool.

They might as well develop chemistry now before they're both playing for Buffalo.

 

[Fjordy]

Now Botterill will read what you write here and also wants to fight for Byfield, maybe we should not?

 

[sufferer]

Now Botterill will read what you write here and also wants to fight for Byfield, maybe we should not?

There are worse fates.

 

[Sabre the Win]

This display is prettier as it makes Cozens look like the #1 center.

That Canada roster is one of the deepest we have had in years.. I cant wait to watch Cozens at center hopefully win a gold.

 

[old kummelweck]

That Canada roster is one of the deepest we have had in years.. I cant wait to watch Cozens at center hopefully win a gold.

It's going to be tough for me to route against the old red, white and blue, but that doesn't mean I don't want to see Cozens be the best player on the ice.

 

[sabresEH]

That Canada roster is one of the deepest we have had in years.. I cant wait to watch Cozens at center hopefully win a gold.

I would beg to differ. As per usual it's a good roster but I wouldn't say its' particularly deep. I mean two years ago we had Steenbergen(who scored the Gold medal winning goal) and Cale Makar as the extra players. That's deep. This year we have only 3 returning players at camp and 6(seven if you include Daws at Goalie) draft eligible guys vying for a spot(didn't include Lafreniere as he's a lock). Given that Canada usually takes 18+19 year olds outside of the exceptional I would say it's kind of a down year for our depth. Of course that could all change if any of the guys playing pro are released(Dach, Hayton, Veleno, Dobson).

Talent wise its a deep team but talent doesn't always shine through in big games. That's why we take experienced players. Anytime we have to rely on younger guys to be go to players we underperform. IE last year relying on Lafreniere to be one of the main guys if not the main guy. I have no doubts he'll be a force this year though.

 

[FloridaSabresFan]

Cozens will be team captain?

 

[sabresEH]

Cozens will be team captain?

I mean he could be. But he's not even captain of his WHL team. Ty Smith would be a better candidate as he's a returning player, captains his WHL team, and looks to be one of the key go-to players this year. Veleno could be an option too assuming he is released from the AHL.

 

[joshjull]

 

[MackAttack26]

- 2nd in goals
- T-1st in assists
- 1st in points
- 1st in shots
- 53% Faceoffs

Hoping for a huge WJC.

 

[SabresSharks]

Just what you want to see from your 1st-rounder in his D+1 year.

 

[old kummelweck]

- 2nd in goals
- T-1st in assists
- 1st in points
- 1st in shots
- 53% Faceoffs

Hoping for a huge WJC.

Exactly where he belongs. If the sabres are lucky they make the post-season and he can come up and be around the team for the post-season.

 

[joshjull]

 

[Team Cozens]

I didn't realize till today that Cozens and Team Canada played 5 minutes from my house yesterday. Sad.

 

[Chainshot]

I didn't realize till today that Cozens and Team Canada played 5 minutes from my house yesterday. Sad.

An according to what I've read, he was a standout for the Nats.

 

[Chainshot]

There were a few moments in the first two days of camp when Colorado’s Alex Newhook and Buffalo’s Dylan Cozens made me audibly gasp in Canada’s practice sessions. Then both impressed in game action against the USports All-Stars.

Assistant coach Andre Tourigny was asked after Game 1 what intrigues him about Cozens, and his answer was appropriate.
“I’m not intrigued by him. I like him. Period,” Tourigny said. “He has a lot of speed, he competes really hard, he’s got great hands, and he’s a good kid. I like a lot of things about him.”

 

[tsujimoto74]

The workhorse from Whitehorse is a moniker/nickname I can get behind

 

[WeDislikeEich]

‘Team Canada forward Dylan Cozens is about to put Yukon on the hockey map’
https://www.tsn.ca/team-canada-centre-dylan-cozens-blazes-trail-for-yukon-1.1414695

 

[old kummelweck]

‘Team Canada forward Dylan Cozens is about to put Yukon on the hockey map’
https://www.tsn.ca/team-canada-centre-dylan-cozens-blazes-trail-for-yukon-1.1414695

Cozens playing net-front on the first PP unit. Never done it before, but has a positive attitude about it. He's not on the PK. Does anyone know if he PKs for Lethbridge?


Also

“He's playing so fast,” said assistant coach André Tourigny. “He might've been our best player in the last two practices. He’s really fast and what I like is he’s as fast with the puck as without the puck. He wants to make the difference every time he touches the ice.”
“He’s probably one of the fastest players I've ever played with and practised against,” said Erie Otters defenceman Jamie Drysdale. "It's really incredible what he can do out there and doing that at his top speed. He can make plays, be a threat to burn you wide or deke through you or shoot through you, so when you have all those threats it’s really dangerous.”

 

[Gabrielor]

I hope to praise our scouting staff for picking Cozens over Krebs, and making me look dumb.

 

[SundherDome]

I hope to praise our scouting staff for picking Cozens over Krebs, and making me look dumb.

Zegras for me, prove me wrong

 

[Snippit]

I hope to praise our scouting staff for picking Cozens over Krebs, and making me look dumb.

I hope Cozens is better than Zegras cause that’s the guy everyone wanted at the time

 

[jc17]

I hope to praise our scouting staff for picking Cozens over Krebs, and making me look dumb.

I had cozens at the bottom of that tier he was in, so pretty much anything will exceed expectations.

I was also really high on boldy so I can't talk much, because he's not looking so hot

 

[toomuchsauce]

I hope Cozens is better than Zegras cause that’s the guy everyone wanted at the time

ahem...not *everyone*