The Red Wings are currently red hot with seven straight wins and appear to be a likely candidate for one of the Eastern wild card spots. They are two points behind the Blue Jackets for the second wild spot and could overpass them and the cluster of teams still in the race by continuing and prolonging their hot streak with a big trade.

The NHL Trade Deadline is about seven weeks away and it feels like everyone is dancing to add a center and some scoring.

Dylan Cozens is the subject of trade rumors less than two years after the center signed a seven-year contract with the Sabres.

The Buffalo Sabres hit rock bottom as they lost 13 straight games earlier this season. During that time, reports emerged that the team had an interest in shaking up its roster. Despite having talented players such as Rasmus Dahlin,

The Red Wings, under new head coach Todd McLellan, have reinserted themselves into the Eastern Conference playoff race and boast a 19-18-4 record that has the franchise just two points off the second wild-card berth in the Eastern Conference.

That's not nothing, but it's not what caught the Red Wings attention. Instead, Cozens' 31-goal, 37-assist 2022–23 campaign suggests a young player worth bringing in, even after just 47 points a year ago.