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As the Toronto Maple Leafs practice on Sunday, rookie Easton Cowan was seen not only skating with the team, but his jersey has fans buzzing for a good reason.
There was your standard fare of drills, and everyone seemed to be ready to put the misery behind them and focus on the future.
But one things stuck out like a river in the Sahara and that was Easton Cowan.
It wasn’t that he made a flashy move, or was injured, or anything of the sort; it was his jersey assignment that has fans buzzing.
Cowan was seen skating in the dark blue jerseys, which is reserved for players who are going to slide into the top-six, meanwhile Bobby McMann was in the bottom-six whites.
While nothing is confirmed, it seems that not only is Cowan going to potentially make his debut on Monday afternoon, but doing so with a heck of way to kick off his career.
Fans were excited about the situation, and were trying to figure out who might best be taken out for Cowan:
It could be something that helps the top-six out immensely.
Both Knies and Matthews haven’t really gotten things going to start the season, and while the captain has a goal; it was an empty net one. Knies has an assist, as did Maccelli.
It’s not the type of offense you need from your top line and the inclusion of Cowan could be trying to give them a little taste of the past.
I say that only with the chance that Cowan can turn into some type of Mitch Marner-lite and gives the top line the playmaking it needs so they can focus on scoring and not having to do everything.William Nylander has been solid, but John Tavares hasn’t found much chemistry with his linemates this season, and perhaps giving him a motivated and talented rookie will get him back to his old ways.
Plus, Cowan is a tenacious defender who won’t mind grinding or fighting for his chances, especially on the top line. We could see a new edge to his game that keeps him in the lineup regardless of where he plays.
The countdown begins for Easton Cowan’s long-awaited NHL debut and Toronto Maple Leafs fans couldn’t be more excited about what the future might hold.
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