Buffalo Sabres Set the Worth Tag Excessive for Dylan Cozens
Dave Pagnotta of the Fourth Interval joined Steve Kouleas and Martin Biron on Sirius XM NHL Community Energy Play phase on Wednesday. He was requested about Buffalo Sabres ahead Dylan Cozens and if he would nonetheless be on Sabres after the March seventh Commerce Deadline.
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Steve Kouleas: “I’m in your board on The Fourth Interval right here. I’m on 2025 commerce watch listing, 3.0. What are you Microsoft? 3.0 quantity three is Dylan Cozens. Is Dylan Cozens going to be a Sabre at 3:01? I’m doing it for dramatic impact on March 7, what do you assume?”
Dave Pagnotta: “Effectively, it was going to come back as much as, or, excuse me, come right down to what Kevyn Adams and his employees really feel goes to be the precise worth for Dylan Cozens. Clearly, there’s numerous curiosity. There was for some time. They’ve been exploring this for a while and groups which are . We’re beginning to hear extra of it.
Clearly, there’s Chicago, there’s Calgary, there’s Montreal, there’s Detroit, there’s a couple of different groups which were form of poking round. Nashville that need to tackle their 2C place and really feel that Cozens is a goal.
Now, from Buffalo’s perspective, they don’t simply need to give him away for futures. Like in the event that they’re going to do one thing, it’s going to be a hockey-type commerce expertise for expertise. That’s the place issues form of get just a little tough to handle and agree on.
There’s numerous stories lately, and Calgary has been poking round for some time. This week seemed like issues could have been escalating there. From what I used to be instructed from each side, that proper now, anyway, there doesn’t appear to be a pathway to a possible deal between Calgary and Buffalo that may change, however that’s form of the consensus proper now from each side. So we’ll see form of the place that goes.
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However there are different groups within the combine. There are different groups poking and Buffalo is keen to hear. They perceive that they’ve bought to form of shake up issues over there to get this staff again into playoff competition for nevertheless lengthy it’s been. The 4 wins in a row is good, however there’s much more that must be discovered right here with this roster, and Cozens is a man that they’re listening on.
NHLRumors.com Observe: As Pagnotta famous, this could possibly be a much bigger commerce by way of what the Sabres need in return. Kevin Weekes of ESPN initially tweeted out that Montreal, Calgary, Nashville, Detroit, and Toronto had been within the combine. It could take so much for the Montreal Canadiens to commerce for Dylan Cozens. To not point out, does administration need to tackle that kind of deal? To not point out, do they need to hand over on prospects which are coming and provides away first-round draft picks?
We all know Detroit and Buffalo had been speaking about Cozens, however nothing occurred earlier than or after the Vacation Commerce Freeze. Toronto is attention-grabbing as a result of does that imply they’re shifting on from John Tavares or another person? Nashville had been loading as much as do one thing and had been on the lookout for a middle. To not point out, the Flames nonetheless need one other middle, and Cozens matches the precise shot selection.
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