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Ever since the Hathaway fight, YES. In his first couple seasons the future looked bright. I think he became delusional in his capabilities due to media/fan base hype.Maybe he saw himself as a future Benn type player in the making. An offensive threat who adds toughness to the roster. Then came the contract that literally and figuratively sealed the deal in his head. Hathaway stripped away one fantasy and lack of production stripped away the other. Cozens has no mental identity of himself as a player. Not a tough guy nor is he overly talented. If I was Ottawa management I’d put him on the third line to start. Let him get acclimated and figure out his game. Turn him into a moderate offensive threat that brings physicality.

And Cozens is not a team leader yet in his career. Nor is he overly talented.

😂 my fault. Wishful thinking he was a Dman

Next year: Dahlin Byram TBD TBD Clifton Dunne

Ok Dunne can stay

Every Sabres Dman is a minus 1 right now 😂

So lethargic.

They’re about to do their annual big win streak to keep fans coming back next year. Kind of like Girl Scouts selling cookies in front of the grocery store.

Then he can go be soft somewhere else.

I give him until next years deadline. Same with Power’s physicality on defense. Chip away at replacing dog 💩 with something better.

I don’t think he got anything done against Hathaway other than show Hathaway could do what he wants since the only guy willing to fight sucks at it. i think Cozens took that fight because he believed his willingness to fight made him a capable fighter. If his mindset was as you suggest then he was definitely part of a team problem. Instead of him thinking what’s the point, he could have been a leader and pushed the team to change. All he did was use some buzz words in interviews. However I think you are correct that he looked at it as a futile effort and stopped caring. The problem is he has stone hands, doesn’t process the offensive side of the game well, and gets sucked in on defense. If he brought above average talents to the table I would see his departure as a loss.

It was a good thing to get rid of Cozens. With the number of games he has and years in the league, what you see is what he is. Third liner who is not a good special teams guy. He’ll likely play for a handful of other teams before he’s done. Not all guys pan out to what they could’ve been.

Considering KA has allegedly been trying all year to make a trade and failed I don’t think he gets anything done that makes the team better. Any trade of significance will probably be in the other team’s favor. Unless it’s Cozens. Then it’s addition by subtraction.

GMKA:

I’d be in favor of bridge deal at $3mil AAV. He hasn’t done **** but has talent. Put him with someone better than Cozens and see what happens. After a year and half you can move him if he isn’t a 25 goal scorer.

Marine Corps continues to pass their audits too. Although that’s because they’re Marines, not who is POTUS.

How do you take a team lightly when you’re at the bottom with them?

Trump won’t exit NATO no matter how much he talks about it. Just my opinion.

Surely KA is done after this barn 🔥

Twenty more minutes until we get to hear Biron’s positive side of things.

I think the problem is we need some younger players.

Statistically they can’t make the playoffs. While not mathematically eliminated, all season they have been unable to put together the required win streaks that would be necessary.

Waste of an offensive draw against tired defenders.

Thompson reminds of Eichel on the PP. Great shot but loses it at the blue line.

Awesome decision making.