The Detroit Red Wings have played well as of late under new head coach Todd McLellan. In fact, the Red Wings have reinserted themselves in the race for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

The Podcast, Friedman reported that a few sources informed that the Sabres and Red Wings were close to making a trade centering around Cozens. "There's definitely not a lot that gets out of Detroit, and there's not very much that gets out of Buffalo,

The Buffalo Sabres and Detroit Red Wings are gaining momentum in the standings but continue to explore changes to their rosters. Both teams were expected to compete for playoff spots this season, but they have yet to meet those expectations.

Over the past few weeks, the Detroit Red Wings have hosted several scouts and senior hockey operations executives from the Buffalo Sabres. Detroit has also had scouts at a few Sabres games.