Three things
1) You’re a Red Wings fan who isn’t a fan of Cozens. I’ve read some of your posts. You’ve declared he’ll never play center in the NHL and isn’t near the level of the players drafted around him. You're hardly coming here for a discussion.
2) You clearly didn’t understand that he was using NHLe to make the comparisons not points in the WHL. It also wasn’t just about his D+1 season but his progression over a couple years. NHLe isn’t perfect but it is a good tool to compare prospects in different leagues. You’ve mentioned other leagues its applied to (all but the NHL) so I’m guessing you don’t understand what NHLe is either. It matters when talking about someone using it to compare prospects and their respective growth.
D+1 NHLe for the Sabres top 10 picks the last several years.
Reinhart (#2) ——> 34
Nylander (#8) —-> 17
Mittelstadt (#8)—> 24
Cozens (#7) ———> 41
Quite clearly they didn’t all do as well as Cozens did in his D+1 season.
3) All that tweet says is Cozens is in good company with his development/growth to this point and that we MAY have struck gold. Obviously that means we have to wait and see what happens when he gets to the NHL. It guarantees nothing.
You’re so hell bent to go after anything viewed as positive about Cozens. That you jumped into our forum to mock something you clearly didn’t bother to understand properly.
I'm a hockey fan. My favorite teams right now are 1. Colorado 2. Winnipeg 3. Buffalo
With that said, maybe you should take your own advice and make sure you have all the information necessary before concluding opinions.
Two. I give zero crap anything about this system. It isn't a standard and will never be a standard to judge players seasons/progression. So my statements and opinions still hold fair in that he didn't post any type of spectacular season. I still also reserve the right to laugh at his tweet, because even with your breakthrough education you pushed on me, it is comical.
Not sure why you think I have an agenda against Cozens success in Buffalo simply because I predicted specific other players would indeed end up going ahead of him, that he won't play center in the NHL and that there are many concerns regarding him being an impact player in this league. Not a fan that Buffalo selected him, but now that they have, I hope he becomes a very effective winger that can capitalize from a great center like Eichel putting him in good situations. After all, an effective complimentary winger is what I have him pegged at.
I also haven't posted a single thing regarding Cozens in like over a year? Where does this hell bent claim come from? Sure seems to be that I don't really care that much outside of pre-draft and arguing the draft rankings.
Next time I post, I'll be sure to ask you for permission on exactly what I am aloud to discuss and what views I am able to express.
Thanks