WHITEHORSE, Yukon (AP) \u2014 Buffalo Sabres center Dylan Cozens had just finished a grueling summer off-ice session when he and trainer Ben McPherson drove out into the Yukon wilderness to go fishing. \u201cI know the spot,\u201d McPherson recalled Cozens saying. And within 10 minutes of casting his line, Cozens hooked a big one. \u201cHe probably had that thing on the line for 40 minutes, and remember, he just had a workout prior to that, deadlifts and hinges. And he\u2019s doing the same thing with the fish,\u201d McPherson said. \u201cHe was exhausted by the end of it, a 40-something-pound lake trout. … It was like the biggest fish I\u2019ve ever seen.\u201d The moment two summers ago has stayed with McPherson because it exemplified the determination Cozens puts into each task \u2014… <\/p>\n
WHITEHORSE, Yukon (AP) \u2014 Buffalo Sabres center Dylan Cozens had just finished a grueling summer off-ice session when he and trainer Ben McPherson drove out into the Yukon wilderness to go fishing. \u201cI know the spot,\u201d McPherson recalled Cozens saying. And within 10 minutes of casting his line, Cozens hooked a big one. \u201cHe probably had that thing on the line for 40 minutes, and remember, he just had a workout prior to that, deadlifts and hinges. And he\u2019s doing the same thing with the fish,\u201d McPherson said. \u201cHe was exhausted by the end of it, a 40-something-pound lake trout. … It was like the biggest fish I\u2019ve ever seen.\u201d The moment two summers ago has stayed with McPherson because it exemplified the determination Cozens puts into each task \u2014... <\/p>\n