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Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 28, 2023 at 4:58 p.m.
Forum: NHL SigningsAug. 10, 2023 at 4:11 p.m.
Thread: Toronto Maple Leafs signed Easton Cowan (3 Years / $935,833 AAV)
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>CameronSquires</b></div><div>In Cowan’s defence, he played a lot of the season on the 4th line with limited minutes, and he really stepped up on 1st line and special teams. If he had been on the 1st line all year, I think his numbers would look better.

Treliving reportedly did try to trade down, but I don’t think any GM really wanted to since it was such a deep draft so it makes sense to pick him if they were high on him, since the next pick they had was in the 5th round</div></div>

"The Maple Leafs did have opportunities to turn down - plural. The best offer included a pair of second-round round picks, though the specifics beyond that are unknown"

"TOR did not see the risk of losing Cowan as worth the additional picks, they believed he wouldn't be available but those fears appear to be unfounded. None of the teams we spoke to indicated that Cowan was likely to go early in the second round. Perhaps even being available in the third round. "

"Maple Leafs Dir. of Amatur Scouting Wes Clark is one of the very best in the business, so you have to be willing to give him some benefit of the doubt here. If he thinks Cowan will be one of the best 28 players in this years draft, I'm not sure I want to be on the opposite side of that argument."

<em>Elite Prospects </em>

As a Leaf fan I love hard working/complmentary players like a Bunting (4th round), Hyman (5th round), Brown (6th round), Johnsson (7th round), Moore (undrafted) not taken 28th overall. I don't think TOR fans realize how little <strong>elite </strong> talent that is in the system now that Knies is here. It is very bleak.

The Minten's and Cowan's are not it.

Time will tell, but TOR might really regret this one.

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