“We’re Getting A Really Good Player in Return” | Dylan Cozens After Trade With Colorado

“We’re Getting A Really Good Player in Return” | Dylan Cozens After Trade With Colorado

Yeah I mean obviously they have uh some very high highly skilled players over there some of the best in the world so um we know we got we had to manage the puck and and try not to give them much because they’ll capitalize off those opportunities so uh we just wanted to

Play a mature game and uh yeah what was the mood like today new yeah obviously anytime uh there’s a trade where you lose a teammate it’s sad and uh you know especially mits he’s been here for a long time everyone loves him and uh you know he’s such a great

Guy and such a great player and uh you know it sucks to see him go for sure um but you know it’s a part of it and uh we’re getting a really good player in return so um yeah I know you know both really well um how far back does that

Relationship go and what do you guys get yeah uh that goes back to he was he was my teammate in and uh we played together Team Canada u7s u18s World Juniors twice so um he’s one of my my best friends um you know I’m really

Excited to to add him to this team he’s going to fit in so well and you know he’s he’s just such a great player with so much potential you know he’s not even close to his ceiling yet so um you know he’s going to fit in so well with this

Group on and off the ice and you know I just very excited to see him get here did you get a chance to talk with him this afternoon yep yep uh yeah he called me and uh yeah it was I was just couldn’t believe it um you know we’ve

Talked so much about playing on the same team and and I went on All-Star break with him and he just you know kept telling me how much he’d love to be here so and play with us so um you know it’s it’s so exciting and uh can’t wait for

The for the guys on the team to meet him uh they’re all going to love him what’s allar uh Cancun oh nice yeah what’s the challenge of a trade like that happening on a game day Dylan you know you guys are thinking about the lineup you’re thinking about preparing for a team but

You lose a teammate and you got some coming in yeah um yeah you definitely don’t expect it to happen uh you know kind of got woken up for my nap there and saw a bunch of Miss calls and texts I’m like what is going on here um then I

Hear the news and it’s just like well um you know I was so I was so like excited and just shocked I I couldn’t fall back asleep I was just sitting there like waiting and uh just excited to see him so um you know it’s it’s it’s a tough

Day obviously losing Ms um but you know it’s part of it you know I’m just really excited about the the guy we got back on the ice what kind of player do we expect to see um man he’s he’s just so good with the puck he’s always got his head

Up and he can skate with it so well he can lck huge minutes um he can play both sides of the game you know he’s got an edge and uh you know he’s just so skilled in his vision and hockey IQ is just you know it’s it’s incredible so um

I’m excited to see him play here with maybe some more opportunity and uh you know help him get his confidence and you know just watch him fly out there

Buffalo Sabres forward Dylan Cozens speaks to the media after a 2-1 OT loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. He discusses what went wrong in the game and his feelings after the trade for Bowen Byram from the Colorado Avalanche.

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