It would surprise me if he looks more NHL ready than Sheary. Even Okposo, who is 80% done, will look way better in preseason than Cozens, I think.

Those guys are pros. If he looks the part, he should get a shot.
- jcragcrumple

I think he gets a 9 game look and is sent back.

If for nothing else it’s to give him a taste and show what he needs to work at to make the team next season.

It doesn’t hurt his development to do this.

So the kid shows he belongs and has 6 or 7 points and he should be sent down because you say so?

Look, you're probably right he will end up being sent down after his 9 games.

But you get yourself in trouble when you say things like "no matter what"
- Stripes77

After tage and Casey it’s time to let players develop properly and not let their success go to your head of making decisions

I think he gets a 9 game look and is sent back.

If for nothing else it’s to give him a taste and show what he needs to work at to make the team next season.

It doesn’t hurt his development to do this.
- dadeadhead

Exactly

It's either he looks completely ready and stays and they don't mess with him sitting every other game or he plays his 9 games and goes back

After tage and Casey it’s time to let players develop properly and not let their success go to your head of making decisions
- gerbe75pts

What does this mean to you?

Serious question

You do know every player develops at their own pace right?

He looked good his first year ..

So you can’t say “he’s not ready “
- gerbe75pts

Guess playing him 14 minutes a night may have ruined him. He shot 21% his rookie year and never again shot double digits % again. He looked good in one lockout shortened season. Yep 100% ready.

Guess playing him 14 minutes a night may have ruined him. He shot 21% his rookie year and never again shot double digits % again. He looked good in one lockout shortened season. Yep 100% ready.
- adambuffalo

I have no clue what happened to Edmonton Oilers in general they were a mess and suck at everything and I think that’s when they fired the coach when he had his best season

I have no clue what happened to Edmonton Oilers in general they were a mess and suck at everything and I think that’s when they fired the coach when he had his best season
- gerbe75pts

Who was their coach that year???

What does this mean to you?

Serious question

You do know every player develops at their own pace right?
- Stripes77

It happened to Sam b , Curtis Lazar , gus those players who knows what kind of players they could’ve been if they were properly developed and handled correctly instead they became checking role players right ?

Who was their coach that year???
- Stripes77

Our coach we have now I believe

It happened to Sam b , Curtis Lazar , gus those players who knows what kind of players they could’ve been if they were properly developed and handled correctly instead they became checking role players right ?
- gerbe75pts

So if he had spent 2 years in Roch instead of 1, he'd be what, exactly?

Our coach we have now I believe
- gerbe75pts

So maybe, just maybe Ralph knows how to handle the kids?

He almost won rookie of the year

Then he sucked
- gerbe75pts

He finished 5th in the voting by 620 points.


https://www.hockey-refere...s/voting-2013.html#calder

How the hell is that almost wining?

Brenden Gallagher almost won though.

After tage and Casey it’s time to let players develop properly and not let their success go to your head of making decisions
- gerbe75pts

Casey spent a year in college and Tage did two years. Maybe going back to Lethbridge is not the answer for him. He's not playing with a lot of talent and there may not be anything left for him to learn there.

He finished 5th in the voting by 620 points.


https://www.hockey-refere...s/voting-2013.html#calder

How the hell is that almost wining?

Brenden Gallagher almost won though.
- dadeadhead

He was fine though after that he was trash

Casey spent a year in college and Tage did two years. Maybe going back to Lethbridge is not the answer for him. He's not playing with a lot of talent and there may not be anything left for him to learn there.
- adambuffalo

Sounds like I went back in time to 2012 when we said the same thing about a prospect

He was fine though after that he was trash
- gerbe75pts

He wasn’t fine he had 16 points (6 goals, 4 of which were on the pp) in his 1st 34 games then got hot and had 15 in his last 14 games.

Ok but he’s not ready hopefully botts isn’t that idiotic ..

Let’s rush a prospect thats worked well in the past
- gerbe75pts

dahlin, eichel and myers sucked their first year


it clearly never works

if the kid is one of the best, he should stick and play meaningful minutes

It happened to Sam b , Curtis Lazar , gus those players who knows what kind of players they could’ve been if they were properly developed and handled correctly instead they became checking role players right ?
- gerbe75pts

Players either have it or they don't. Proper development might speed up a player's effectiveness, and poor development might delay it, but if a player is good enough, he eventually figures it out.

Yes after his nine game try out whatever no matter what he should be sent down
- gerbe75pts

and if he has 6 or 7 points after 9 games, and is one of our 6 best players up front, he should stick


only a dumba$$ would say he has to be sent down w/o seeing him in training camp and the 9 game window he is allowed to play

So the kid shows he belongs and has 6 or 7 points and he should be sent down because you say so?

Look, you're probably right he will end up being sent down after his 9 games.

But you get yourself in trouble when you say things like "no matter what"
- Stripes77

if he is one of the best, he will stick

despite what mini me says

What does this mean to you?

Serious question

You do know every player develops at their own pace right?
- Stripes77

pretty sure nhl ready prospects get to learn a lot more practicing with the big club on a daily basis then learning bad habits dominating a league with 17 year olds

He finished 5th in the voting by 620 points.


https://www.hockey-refere...s/voting-2013.html#calder

How the hell is that almost wining?

Brenden Gallagher almost won though.
- dadeadhead

his Dad needs a refund from all those colleges in all those states that he paid for


clearly didn't work

dahlin, eichel and myers sucked their first year


it clearly never works

if the kid is one of the best, he should stick and play meaningful minutes


- homiedclown

First overall picks ... and wait you said Myers winning rookie of the year was the worst ever 😮

pretty sure nhl ready prospects get to learn a lot more practicing with the big club on a daily basis then learning bad habits dominating a league with 17 year olds
- homiedclown

I felt they should have kept Reinhart up in 2014-2015 for that very reason. The team was going nowhere (intentionally), and he was too good for his Junior team. He might as well take his lumps at the NHL level, even if he was behind the curve.

That said, this team should at least be able to pretend to compete for a playoff spot this year, so Cozens is in a much different boat.

So if he had spent 2 years in Roch instead of 1, he'd be what, exactly?
- jcragcrumple

He should of Stayed in college he was rushed