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Originally Posted by Jay Random
Some of Cozens’s bad underlyings come from playing on a trainwreck of a team. But I agree, he's definitely not a power forward.
I could see the sense of trading one of the team's surplus of middle-6 wingers (with a sweetener) for an equivalent centre, to better balance the roster positionally (and help prepare for Backlund's eventual retirement). But at $7.1 million a year and not bringing it defensively, Cozens isn't a guy I'd pay much for.
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He could be a reason why Buffalo is a train wreck as well. The job of a center is to drive play and make his wingers better. It’s not like he plays with bums.
Backlund might not put up the numbers but he plays against top players and pushes the play the other way and his wingers typically strive with him. Tkachuk isn’t the player he is today if he doesn’t start with Backlund.
Cozens literally doesn’t do anything well. It’s really bizarre why Conory is so obsessed with him and even more concerning is we are offering a futures based deal.