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Originally Posted by transplant99
In what universe is Cozens a comparable to Coronato? Cuz they are both 1st round picks?
When Cozens signed his deal, he was a 21 year old who had played 200 NHL contests and averaged .6 pts a game or 48 pts a season.
Coronato is already older than Cozens was at that point and has played 68 games at a pace that averages out at 34 pts a season.
Not to mention the respective positions they play.
Coronato has a long long way to go to be even thought of in a 7M a year way.
Also, even if Cozens tops out at a 50 point guy (there is still a ton of room to get better there IMO) that is not a 3rd line player. 60 C's hit that mark or better last year....less than 2 per team. So how is that "3rd line" production?
Also also....you think the Avs just decided to sign Blackwood on the 4 games he had played for them??
Or maybe, just maybe, they have been scouting him and watching him for a few years now and THAT is what swayed them to trade and sign him to some term?
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If the Flames are going to give up a bunch of assets for a center you would far rather get a PPG center like Pettersson than Cozens. Pettersson scores at a PPG rate, that is a top 8 center in the league. I would much rather have a guy who is in the top 6.25% of centers in the league than a guy who is the top 47% of the league in terms of scoring.
If Conroy is going center hunting right now I hope he is going big game hunting and going after Pettersson as opposed to grabbing something in the middle of the league.