[Athletic] – Comment les entrées de zone ont alimenté la saison d’évasion de Dylan Cozens pour les Sabres
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Spiritual_Bourbon
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[Athletic] – Comment les entrées de zone ont alimenté la saison d’évasion de Dylan Cozens pour les Sabres
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Spiritual_Bourbon
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Key takeaway:
> As of Jan. 1, Cozens was leading the Sabres in zone entries by a large margin. Of those, 66 percent of them were carry-ins, [according to Corey Sznajder’s tracking at AllThreeZones.com.](https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2023/01/24201614/Entries.png)
> That Cozens is doing this at 21 years old with a pair of 21-year-old linemates makes it even more impressive. Cozens said having options like Jack Quinn and JJ Peterka and making the defense respect those options helps open everything up for him. As he’s gotten more experience, he notices that he’s increasingly able to stay calm with the puck on his stick.
I like this comment from Sammy:
“His speed is the first thing,” Samuelsson said. “He can challenge anybody. When he uses his speed but then slows down, it forces the d-men to back up and then you have to launch forward and it gets the d out of rhythm when he’s changing his speed. He’s a hell of a playmaker. I think it’s underrated how well he can protect pucks with his body. If he’s on the outside and not in the middle and gets the puck, he can protect it. Going against it in practice every day it’s pretty annoying.”