Buffalo has an efficient and affordable center division.
Dylan Cozens is having a great season in Buffalo. AOP / USA TODAY SPORTS
The Buffalo Sabers have found the keys to success. On Tuesday, news broke that the Sabers had signed a center forward by Dylan Cozens with a seven-year extension contract.
Cozens, who will soon turn 22, will make $49.7 million with the new contract. The seasonal average is therefore 7.1 million.
The contract seems advantageous, if Cozens’ development continues on the same track. This season, the Canadian striker has scored 17+26=43 power points in 49 matches. So he is on pace for a good 70 power points.
Buffalo’s situation looks even better considering its No. 1 center by Tage Thompson agreement. Starting next season, Thompson’s seven-year extension is nearly identical, worth exactly $50 million. So the Sabers have locked up their two best centers for seven seasons at just $14 million per season. The amount is very affordable by the standards of the current league.
Thompson’s contract already looks like a steal, as the big skill center is no less than 112 points off the pace in the steady pace table. In 50 matches, he scored 34 goals and provided the same number of assists that led to goals.
The Sabers are fighting to make the playoffs this season. One of the biggest reasons for that is the Swedish defender by Rasmus Dahlin leveling up. Dahlin has scored 14+41=55 points in 49 games.