Prospect Info: 2023 1st Rd Selection - #28 OA (via BOS, WSH) - C, Easton Cowan [London Knights, OHL; [Height 5.11 -- Weight 185]

[Pebble live]

Cowan needs to bulk up and get stronger in addition to improving his skating.

The Leafs have had way too many undersized and mediocre skating forwards over the past half decade.

This is how I feel as well. We have enough guys who can play on the outside saucing passes across the rink.

The organization should be trying to trade some of this undersized talent for some guys who can play on the inside. There's nothing wrong with that asset management.

 

[RoadWarrior]

This is how I feel as well. We have enough guys who can play on the outside saucing passes across the rink.

The organization should be trying to trade some of this undersized talent for some guys who can play on the inside. There's nothing wrong with that asset management.

Let’s dump Cowan. Who needs a runt in the lineup that can’t achieve anything. It’s obvious based on his OHL performance that he will never amount to anything. Cowan for Rempe is a good value deal. Awesome asset management.

 

[Albus Dumbledore]

Is his skating bad?
I haven't seen him much but did see him get a few breakaways/ just kinda blaze by people
In the pre season.

 

[robertmac43]

I've been beating this drum since the he was drafted but yeah the kid needs to cook more in the OHL.

He is a great player that has benefited from being part of a great London program. Works hard, has skill, etc. However, the jump up is just too much at this time. Send him to London, they should have a great season and compete for another title... He can bulk up, work on some individual skill and come back to camp next year bigger and more dynamic.

 

[Marlow88]

Will London be playing Easton Cowan more as a winger or a centre this year?

 

[Fogelhund]

Will London be playing Easton Cowan more as a winger or a centre this year?

He's had time at both spots, and probably will again this year. His future in the NHL is likely as a winger though.

He needs to become more physically mature, improve his skating, and work on the other areas the Leafs coaching staff will have told him to.

 

[Pebble live]

Let’s dump Cowan. Who needs a runt in the lineup that can’t achieve anything. It’s obvious based on his OHL performance that he will never amount to anything. Cowan for Rempe is a good value deal. Awesome asset management.

100% agreed

 

[Dog]

I would trade him now when he has the most value! Maybe Cowan+ pick to Seattle for Wright?

 

[Fogelhund]

I would trade him now when he has the most value! Maybe Cowan+ pick to Seattle for Wright?

Why does Seattle do this?

 

[Dog]

Why does Seattle do this?

Just a suggestion that they should upgrade center position with someone young and has potential. Could be Catton or Dvorsky/Bourque pretty much anyone under 22 with some potential still to improve. Seattle probably would not want to trade but might able to get equal or close to same value of center back in a trade to team who needs a winger instead.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

I thought people would turn on Cowan because he didn’t make an immediate impact in the NHL but didn’t think people would be pushing him out the door this soon. It’s Nick Robertson all over again.

 

[SprDaVE]

I thought people would turn on Cowan because he didn’t make an immediate impact in the NHL but didn’t think people would be pushing him out the door this soon. It’s Nick Robertson all over again.

Not making the NHL as a 19 year old far away from the top of the draft at that is for sure a good way to make people want you traded.

 

[SprDaVE]

Is his skating bad?
I haven't seen him much but did see him get a few breakaways/ just kinda blaze by people
In the pre season.

He could improve his first few strides and probably his agility with the puck, which can be said for the majority of players, but overall his skating is good.

 

[Fogelhund]

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Starting the season as RW.

 

[phillipmike]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1857896441538293793

 

[Divine]

Hopefully his scoring goes up. He should at least be matching what he did in the OHL last year.

Looked better in training camp last year, and so far in the OHL he looked better last year.

 

[Namikaze Minato]

lol, some of you can never be happy or what? f***ing 51 straight games with a point and "Hopefully his scoring goes up".

He only has 13 goals in 15 games for f*** sakes, gotta get those secondary assists pumped up or he can never improve as a player!

 

[darrylsittler27]

Not sure but many players do well in juniors and vanish in the NHL, so with his point drop off and size they are willing to trade him for a different kind of player. Perhaps one who can play now? The problem is Cowan's value isn't very high to other teams.

 

[13pacheco31]

Not sure but many players do well in juniors and vanish in the NHL, so with his point drop off and size they are willing to trade him for a different kind of player. Perhaps one who can play now? The problem is Cowan's value isn't very high to other teams.

Drop off in points? He's still continuing his point streak from last season and he's only 5/6 points off his pace of last year in a small sample size of 15 games... and he's exceeded that pace over his past 5 games

 

[Stephen]

The key is to let him cook away from the limelight.

 

[darrylsittler27]

Drop off in points? He's still continuing his point streak from last season and he's only 5/6 points off his pace of last year in a small sample size of 15 games... and he's exceeded that pace over his past 5 games

I'm not the one freaking out, yelling trade him! Just speculating why they are.

 

[The Shadow]

The key is to let him cook away from the limelight.

Exactly. You are usually right more often than not

There is no rush here. Let him play for the Marlies and develop as needed. I hope he gets at least a year or two for the Marlies with some NHL call ups mixed in.