Is it time to give Easton Cowen a shot to see if he fits in with Auston Matthews and Matthew Knies?
Daily confrontation: David Pagnotta on the Toronto Maple Leafs, trying to fill that top right spot and as many bottom six forwards.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
“Well, I mean, you know, Craig’s a little pissed off in Toronto because of the way his first line is doing, and the juggling that’s going on there. I mean, you kind of saw that coming, like they didn’t bring in anyone who would be consistent on that right side. Obviously, you don’t replace a 102-point player in Mitch Marner.”
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But you know, (Matias) Maccelli finally got on the board, second-line role, but he finally got on the board (Tuesday) by scoring a goal. They waited for him to produce. They had (Easton) Cowan there. They had (Max) Domi there. They mixed boys.
But you heard him last (week), you heard him (Wednesday) morning, talking about how a little frustrated he’s starting to get with the lack of consistent production from (Matthew) Knies, (Auston) Matthews, and fill in the blank because they still can’t figure it out.
I know they’re eager to do something, but just with this team, with their proximity to the top and how they have about 75 bottom-six forwards, I don’t know how they can accomplish anything this season in terms of making an impact move, but that won’t stop (GM Brad) Treliving from exploring.
Irfaan Gaffar: “Yeah, it’s going to be interesting. Yeah, Toronto has so many forwards, and they just can’t find one guy to play on that top line. It’s, it’s wild.”
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Yeah, I thought they were going to give Cowan some runway here, and I think it was, you know, like he didn’t play the last time (Tuesday). He didn’t play (last Monday). So I don’t know if it’s a little tough love at this point, but someone’s got to fill it.
Colby Cohen: “Which I think is ridiculous, by the way.”
Pagnotta: “Yeah, yeah. Look, I agree with you. I’ve seen him in the press box a few times in the last week. Just kind of walking around, just kind of pacing back and forth. So, you know, he’s itching to get in there. But I mean, again, give him that runway. Give him some time. Like, give him 10 games to see if he can build something.”
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