{"id":105443,"date":"2021-03-30T07:05:41","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T11:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=105443"},"modified":"2021-03-30T07:05:41","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T11:05:41","slug":"buffalo-sabres-sideline-dylan-cozens-upper-body-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2021\/03\/30\/buffalo-sabres-sideline-dylan-cozens-upper-body-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Buffalo Sabres Dylan Cozens Sidelined Due to Upper-Body Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2021\/03\/29\/nhl-predictions-march-29th-edmonton-oilers-vs-toronto-maple-leafs\/\" target=\"_self\">Buffalo Sabres<\/a> have announced that forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/cozendy01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dylan Cozens<\/a> is sidelined with an upper-body injury. Cozens took a hit from defenceman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/myersph01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philippe Myers<\/a> during the game on Monday against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/flyers\/\" target=\"_self\">Philadelphia Flyers<\/a> and did not return.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Upper-body injury and there&#39;s a range of timetables for that.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>An update on Dylan Cozens and more: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dZMT87u6Ob\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/dZMT87u6Ob<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mN9bkQfIZ2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/mN9bkQfIZ2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuffaloSabres\/status\/1376741182122889216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 30, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Dylan Cozens Sidelined Due to Upper-Body Injury<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The rookie was trying to make a play on the offensive zone in the first period when Myers pressed him on the boards. It was a clean hit but Cozens went straight to the bench and a few moments later, walked down to the trainers&#8217; room. Buffalo announced during the first intermission he wouldn\u2019t return to play the rest of the game.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dylan Cozens has just gone to the trainers&#39; room &#8211; and chucked his stick down the hallway &#8211; after taking a hit along the boards.<\/p>\n<p>That javelin toss suggests he knows something is wrong. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UB5kp4TaRT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/UB5kp4TaRT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John Vogl (@BuffaloVogl) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuffaloVogl\/status\/1376677041353977859?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 29, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">After the game, Buffalo\u2019s interim head coach Don Granato was asked about the rookie:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t have a report on it from a side of severity. Upper-body injury and there&#8217;s a range of timetables for that.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Granato says he hopes it\u2019s not a reason for Dylan Cozens to be sidelined for long. We will update once there\u2019s a timetable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The rookie has been off to a rough start, being one of the nine players who got COVID during the terrible outbreak in February. He was also<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2021\/03\/13\/buffalo-sabres-dylan-cozens-out\/\" target=\"_self\"> sidelined for a few games<\/a> in March with an upper-body injury caused by an ugly hit from the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/penguins\/\" target=\"_self\">Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a>\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/a\/astonza01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zach Aston-Reese<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Cozens has four goals and two assists in 25 games played this season. He entered his rookie season after having a brilliant performance during this year\u2019s World Junior Championship, where he scored eight goals and eight assists in seven games played.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The 20-year-old was Buffalo\u2019s first-round pick in the 2019 NHL Draft, going seventh overall. He was ranked <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/04\/04\/dylan-cozens-scouting-report\/\" target=\"_self\">one of the top ten prospects<\/a> that year with two incredible seasons with the WHL Lethbridge Hurricanes. During last year\u2019s campaign, Cozens had 38 goals and 47 assists for 85 points in 51 games with the Hurricanes.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">What This Means For The Future<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Buffalo just lost their 18th straight game, blowing a 3-0 lead entering the third. The game went to overtime, which means technically the losing streak is over. But an OT loss is still a loss.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Right now, it\u2019s hard to point out what exactly is wrong with the Buffalo Sabres. Fans thought it was the coach, so <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/a\/adamske01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kevyn Adams<\/a> fired Ralph Krueger. Some thought captain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/e\/eicheja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jack Eichel<\/a> was the problem. He hasn\u2019t played since March 7 with an upper-body injury. It could be a leadership problem since it doesn\u2019t seem there\u2019s any leader in that team and they just traded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/staaler01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eric Staal<\/a> to the Montreal Canadiens a few days ago. The reality is that the team looks bad. End of story.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">They looked solid for a whole 40 minutes on Monday which was by far their best game since the COVID pause. However, the players don\u2019t seem to know how to be consistent. Defenceman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/dahlira01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rasmus Dahlin<\/a> summed the third period as a \u201cpanic attack\u201d during his post-game interview. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/montobr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brandon Montour<\/a> was pretty upset and once again pointed out that \u201cit\u2019s unacceptable\u201d to stay in this situation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8220;We owned them the first two periods,&#8221; the defenseman said. &#8220;Why can&#8217;t we finish them?&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">To say they should be upset is an understatement. They have just tied the record for the longest winless streak with the 2003-04 Pittsburgh Penguins. Buffalo has only 17 of the 68 possible points this season. Things are looking ugly and with the Cozens loss, it\u2019s not set to look any better.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The team is also without defenceman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mccabja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jake McCabe<\/a> (lower-body), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/borgewi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">William Borgen<\/a> (arm), and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/brysoja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jacob Bryson<\/a> (upper-body). When asked about Eichel, coach Granato didn\u2019t have an update and said he\u2019s going through rehab.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;I don&#39;t have an update on Jack (Eichel). I spoke to him a couple days ago, did not get into details with him because he is going through rehab. &#8230; He said he felt good, was feeling better. I don&#39;t think and believe it would be season-ending.&quot; &#8211; Sabres interim coach Don Granato<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John Vogl (@BuffaloVogl) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuffaloVogl\/status\/1376563161499852800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 29, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"8rAEguVnQtF3e1b_yecYkA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1232014764\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'8rAEguVnQtF3e1b_yecYkA',sig:'1eLGZ_h3X42vIknU46z8E6RutdSGsK_eYHo0WccHXiM=',w:'594px',h:'398px',items:'1232014764',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Buffalo Sabres have announced that forward Dylan Cozens is sidelined with an upper-body injury. Cozens took a hit from defenceman Philippe Myers during the game on Monday against the Philadelphia Flyers and did not return. &quot;Upper-body injury and there&#39;s a range of timetables for that.&quot; An update on Dylan Cozens and more: https:\/\/t.co\/dZMT87u6Ob pic.twitter.com\/mN9bkQfIZ2 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3683,"featured_media":105451,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4547,6671,34,4548],"tags":[3511,5738,1576,955,126],"class_list":["post-105443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sabres","category-hockey","category-injuries","category-news","category-nhl","tag-dylan-cozens","tag-hockey-news","tag-injury","tag-nhl-news","tag-philadelphia-flyers"],"modified_by":"Brandon Higley-Blair, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3683"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105443"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105443\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/105451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}