'He Wants To Present Us That He Does not Have All The Junior Habits Anymore': Easton Cowan's Probabilities at Maple Leafs Camp Will Come Right down to Particulars

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September 19, 2024

There’s numerous hope that Easton Cowan makes the Maple Leafs out of coaching camp, however the workforce is not giving any freebies away forward of the 2024-25 season.

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Cowan is one among a number of gamers seeking to crack the roster on the left wing, however he is up in opposition to Matthew Knies, Max Domi, Bobby McMann, Max Pacioretty, Nick Robertson, and doubtlessly others.

Nonetheless, with Fraser Minten making the workforce out of coaching camp final yr as a 19-year-old, it reveals that there is all the time a chance that the unlikely occurs.

“Nicely, he’ll come out and — this man’s a employee. He is produced in junior, clearly, and has been very profitable. However the one factor, watching the rookie video games, this man works. He is a competitor. He is a really aggressive participant,” Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube mentioned on Wednesday forward of coaching camp which begins on Thursday.

“However ultimately, he is bought to be detailed. A whole lot of gamers popping out of junior hockey, they nonetheless have the junior habits. And he wants to point out us that he would not have all of the junior habits anymore.”

When Minten made the workforce out of camp final yr, Maple Leafs GM Brad Treliving this is not a charity, and that if a participant is nice sufficient to play within the NHL with Toronto, they may.

Treliving shared those self same sentiments on Wednesday when requested concerning the group’s prospects and whether or not there was sufficient runway to make the workforce out of camp.

“It is the NHL. For those who will help us win, I do not care for those who’re 18 otherwise you’re 38, play effectively. Now, we do really feel younger gamers are coming. It isn’t simply age, proper?” Treliving mentioned.

“I take a look at our workforce proper now. I am certain everyone’s bought the names on the map, who’s taking part in what’s who. We’ll see. Let’s be trustworthy. Everyone talks about there’s competitors at camp, come win a job. Austion’s going to be on the workforce. Mitch goes to be on the workforce. There’s a number of guys, three of them are going to be on the workforce. I have not talked to Chief about it but, however they’ll be on the workforce.”

If Cowan — Toronto’s first-round choose (twenty eighth general) within the 2023 NHL Draft — would not make the Maple Leafs out of camp, he’d be ineligible to play for the AHL’s Toronto Marlies as a 19-year-old.

The opposite choice can be for Cowan to return to the London Knights the place there’s little for him to perform after a season that noticed him named because the Ontario Hockey League’s most excellent participant and playoffs MVP.

It is nonetheless too early to invest on that entrance, however as Treliving mentioned, there are many gamers searching for a spot, and solely a few jobs up for grabs.

“In my thoughts, Easton’s pushing. Now, having mentioned that, all of us wish to put them on the workforce in July and August. Preseason is one factor, common season is a special factor,” Treliving added on Wednesday.

“Later within the season within the NHL is a special factor. I feel Easton’s pushing. I feel Fraser sadly bought harm. I feel he is pushing. I feel younger Grebenkin is. We’ll see the place he is at. He is pushing.

“We are going to make room for younger gamers if younger gamers will help us win. Do not learn into this concept that, the place’s the trail? The trail begins with taking part in effectively after which we’ll get again. We’ll discover a purpose.”