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I can't figure out what role he should have on the PP. He is a player that has the offensive skill, supposedly an accurate shot....but he hasn't really found his 'spot' on any PP unit yet. Point? Nope, as you said. Setting him up for one-timers? He's not really a 'one timer' kind of shooter. Hes going to the net more, but he certainly is still not (and hever has been) a guy to stand in front of the net to take a beating. Down low on the wall as a 'pivot'? Maybe, but he's decent as a puck handler/distrubutor, but not stellar. I'm not really sure where he would truly excel on the PP.

Well that may change. With the return of Brady Tkachuck he is bumped to PP2. If you watch highlight videos of Cozens most of his goals come from skating with speed toward the net. He can score from distance but its the open rush shot where he puts them in. He is not very good at net front scrum hockey. He is willing, just not effective.

ellis starting smells tanky

A goal is a goal is a goal, they all count and they are all important. But one thing that is different is he is scoring pretty well on the PP for them, but not so much even strength. Dylan Cozens has 7 PP goals in 47 regular season games for Ottawa. He had a total of 12 for Buffalo in 341 regular season games. In Ottawa a PP goal every 6.7 games, in Buffalo a PP goal every 28.4 games (and remember, he spent most of his career in Buffalo on the 1st PP unit and I think in his time here only Tage had more PP time as a forward than Cozens did) On the other hand, even Ottawa fans are coming to the realization his has little 'hockey sense' and is a liability on the ice even strength. And he has gone 20 straight games without an even strength or shorthanded goal. Its PP or bust for him right now. We view the trade as Doan/Kesserling for Peterka, and Norris for Cozens. That makes sense because that is who they were traded for, and Doan is a winger like JJP and Norris is a C like Coznes. But in terms of quality of play, how they slot into roles besides their position...its more like Norris is taking the 'role' that JJP had, and Doan is taking what we wanted from Cozens (some toughness, leadership, net front presense, 2 way game, etc.) I'm confident from that point of view Dylan Cozens has a bit more 'raw talent' than Doan, but we are getting out of Doan a LOT more of the stuff we wanted from Cozens but never really got.

With the return of Norris he is not going to be on PP 1 anymore and for the life of my I have no idea why he was playing on the point. He really can't cover for Dahlin. It reminded me of the Skinner days. If he is on a PP he should be down on the wing.

This is the jack quinn post we all needed - well done! Based on speed and net front presence...maybe he has the potential for a points heater that wouldn't have materialized last year. IDK But what we can surmise is - his play is smarter and more intense - and that at a minimum, can be infectious for his teammates. I'm pleased so far.......

Yes I ment to say Cozens. I do feel that he is the same player that left here. He is scoring a bit more this year. The only thing I would point out is Ottawa's goaltending is worse than ours is this year and it's costing them a lot of money.

I think you’ll be wrong.

Last year a lot of us were let down by Jack Quinn. Personally, I had a hard time imagining another forward in the entire league that got non-4th line minutes that was worse then he was or hurt his team more. He "looks" better this year, so I decided to look at some of his numbers from last year, to so far this season: The 'pure' numbers: Last season: 74 games, 15 goals, 24 assists, -18, 123 shots, 12.2% shooting (82 game pace: 16.6 goals, 26.6 assists, 43.2 points, -20 136 shots) 14:52 ice time This season: 26 games, 6 goals, 8 assists, -6, 50 shots, 12.0% shooting (82 game pace: 18.9 goals, 25.2 assists, 44.1 points-18.9, 158 shots) 16:33 ice time So his numbers aren't all that different. SLIGHTLY better in terms of pure production, but that might have to do with his additional minutes. In terms of production per minute on the ice his total points are slightly DOWN this year vs last. How about his 'analytics' even strength (presented in % form, where 50 is 'even', above 50 is good, below 50 is bad) Last season: Corsi 48.4, Fenwick 47.4, actual goals for/against 43.8, expected goals for/against 48.8. High danger chances 39.4 He was on the ice for a 'goal for' every 22.1 minutes, on the ice for a 'goal against' every 17.2 minutes. This season: Corsi 47.3, Fenwick 47.3, actual goals for/against 43.6, expected goals for/against 49.1. High danger chances 53.2 He was on the cie for a 'goal for' every 21.1 minutes, on the ice for a 'goal against' every 16.3 minutes. Power Play: last year with him on the ice the team scored a goal once every 8.3 minutes. This year its once every 12.3 minutes. So the PP was better with him on the ice last year compared to this year. So this year vs last year, his numbers are REMARKABLY similar. He looks better this year to me, but he is only SLIGHTLY better (if anything, his defensive numbers are actually somewhat worse than even last year, and his offensive numbers, as mentioned above might simply be due to more ice time/opportunities this year.) There are TWO ways his analytics are noticably better than last year. I'm not sure it makes him a better player, but it might be why he LOOKS better: -Skating. His max skating speed is up from 21.77 mph last year to 22.38 mph this year. And speed bursts over 20mph are up from 0.86 per game last year to 2.31 per game this year. He 'looks' faster to the naked eye, and that looks good to us fans. -Shot location. Last year he simply didn't go to the front of the net. Last year he had a Shot on goal from the high danger area right in front of the net ONCE every 7.4 games. This year, its once every 2 games. So while it may not mean he's a better player, us fans like it when a player goes to the front of the net and gets 'dirty' goals, no need to look any farther than Doan. So my personal conclusion? Hes better this year...marginally. I still need more. He LOOKS better this year, he is skating better this year, he is going to the front of the net in the offensive zone better this year. But his production and analytics are only SLIGHTLY up this year, and his defensive numbers are actually down slightly. Again, he's better, but he still needs to take more steps forward than he has so far. (for anyone wondering, I got the numbers from the NHL.com page, the NHL.com 'edge' page, and the Naturalstattrick.com 'on ice' section)

Sadly, i don’t see them winning. Hopefully I’m wrong.

They're pretty silly. Colorado is on pace for 139 points. Their goal differential is already +50 The Capitals and Stars have excellent records and are currently tied for second place in goal differential at +21. Victor Olofsson has 6-10-16 in 3rd line minutes (plus PP time) -- basically 10 minutes/game 5-on-5. He's on pace for 19 goals and 50 points. Victor Olofsson is a -1. (MacKinnon is a +32.)

6 wins 0 losses So says St. Nick

Sabres 6 Flingers 0 We have Josh Norris, the crystal Chuck Norris on our roster, there is no stopping us now…….

Oh they will. Everyone here needs to realize that they will never meet expectations

I love 3 on 3 OT. I hate the shootout. I’m also okay with ties.

Ottawa has a "Cousins" but that is Nick Cousins. When you say "Cousins" and Ottawa, I assume you are referring to Dylan Cozens (with a Z)? There is some strange media perception about Cozens that they like him a lot more than how good he is. He hasn't really gotten better. He has a couple more PP goals, that is about it, but his defensive numbers/awareness are as bad as ever. He's been there for 53 total games now (including playoffs) and has 14 goals, 20 assists and is a -16. Thats an 82 game pace of 21.6 goals, 30.9 assists, and -24.7. His last 2 years in Buffalo (we wont' even count his 'good' year) he played 140 games, had 29 goals and 49 assists and was a -17. Thats an 82 game pace of 17 goals, 28.7 assists, and -9.9. Not all that much different. A smidge more offensive productions, but his +/- is more than a 'smidge' worse. And keep in mind, this is supposedly on a 'better' team where he is dead last in =/-. Not to mention his analytics. Similar to Buffalo, when he moves aound in Ottawa, the guys that are put with him usually have worse analtyics with him, and they get better when they are taken away from Cozens. In Ottawa even strength, when he is on the ice the opposition scores a goal every 17 minutes. When he was in Buffalo it was a bit better at 17.5 minutes..and supposedly he has a 'better' team and better goaltending behind him now. If he got better once he left Buffalo, why is this bad number (along with many others) actually worse with Ottawa? Deep dive into his analytics, and in Ottawa his Goals for vs against percentage is VERY negative (worse than it was in Buffalo), and expected goals are negative, and his corsi, fenwick, and shots for/vs/against percentage are all lower than he was in Buffalo. He is, basically the EXACT same player he was in Buffalo. I'd argue every so slightly worse and he is dragging his linemates down more than he even did hear and is on the ice for more goals against.

They were unlucky last week, but there are probably weeks when they are more towards luckiest as well. Seems to me the "lucky" teams like Tampa tend to have superb goaltending. So they probably give up fewer goals than expected over time...and get some wins scoring fewer goals as well.

Where I only disagree with your post is the unfairness of earning a point for an OT and SO loss. What’s so unfair with a format that applies to all teams? What I do find unfair and aggravating is the arbitrary way the goalie interference rule is applied by the referees. (As noted by a previous poster.)

Excellent.

Just win!!!!

Don't do this to us Sabres. Please.

Sabres won a couple.... That means..

Clearly Norris is heads and shoulders above Cozens. The only wrinkle here is the injury risk.

No it’s not. 60 pts last year made you tied for 74th in forward scoring. That’s first line level scoring. Florida’s 2nd line had from 45-53 pts last season.