Is Kozlov the man next season?

[Fergie]

Slava Kozlov. His point per game for the last 4 NHL seasons:

2006-07 : 0.99
2005-06 : 0.86
2003-04 : 0.68
2002-03 : 0.89

His he worth the risk next season? He\'s 35 now, can he reproduce the numbers of last season? What if the Thrashers do find a #1 center?

[typo88]

well, i doubt that atl will stack a top line with ilya AND hossa on it. That being said, hes going to be playing with one of them, so id say hes jsut about as safe a bet as one can make.

[Shoeless]

I see no reason to believe he won\'t achieve a ppg this season.

[Promethee]

I don\'t see him regressing either. The situation in Atlanta didn\'t change at all since last year. He\'ll still be playing with Hossa and still has his spot on the first PP. Beside that PP should be slightly better with Zhitnik now on the blueline

[mclarenf1]

i see kozlov\'s point production dropping a little but not by much that will change his draft ranking.
i\'m saying this because from what i remember, last season was his contract year and this year hes been resigned, and players tend to not do as well the first year of their contract unless it was a one year contract.