You could certainly make the case that Dylan Cozens has not been the same player since he was destroyed in a fight with Garnet Hathaway early in the 2023-24 season. So to expect him to come in and drop the gloves on a regular basis is probably a little unrealistic.
But what Cozens should and must do for his new team is take some of those hard, heavy, grinding, down-in-the-ditch minutes away from his new teammate, Brady Tkachuk. If he does that, Tkachuk will be sending Cozens thank you cards for years because he’ll have a huge hand in extending Tkachuk’s career.
If Cozens can find the form he displayed two seasons ago and Josh Norris can stay healthy, both the Ottawa Senators and Buffalo Sabres will be very, very happy.
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