Toronto Maple Leafs: Did They Give Up On Kozun Too Soon?

Former Toronto Maple Leafs forward Brandon Kozun is the talk of the KHL early on in the 2015-2016 season – and for all the right reasons.

Kozun, acquired from Los Angeles for Andrew Crescenzi, was free to go after the 2014-2015 season and signed with Jokerit of the KHL. The 25 year old now leads the KHL in scoring through 12 games, with seven goals and 11 assists.

Did the Toronto Maple Leafs give up on him too soon? I don’t think they did.

The KHL doesn’t translate fairly to the NHL – and it often goes both ways, with high scoring players not panning out offensively or lower scoring players seeing more point production in the NHL. It’s a strange dynamic – but in Kozun’s case I don’t think the…