2025-26 Toronto Maple Leafs General Discussion

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Easton Cowan

On the complete opposite spectrum of Pezzetta is Easton Cowan, who reportedly now weighs 190 pounds and stands 6’0, which is about 20 pounds heavier and an inch or two taller than when he was drafted.

If Cowan does make the team, it should really only be in a top-six role, as it wouldn’t make sense to put him in a checking role alongside Nic Roy or a fourth-line spot with limited minutes when they can fill a similar role with a Nick Robertson, who has shown he can produce there. The question is whether he could make a case for playing alongside John Tavares in an offensive role; on paper, Tavares would be a great mentor if Cowan is ready for the big leagues.

The Leafs are chock-full of veterans and other skill players who will want to win the spot, like Maccelli and Robertson, so Cowan would have to put on quite the show to seriously enter the conversation. Still, he has enough pedigree and talent to warrant the label “bubble player” heading into camp. We’ll see how he fares.

If Cowan could earn a spot on the wing with Tavares and Nylander that would bode well for the Leafs. Ideally that is where Cowan would end up if he can reach his potential. Maybe he'd do well on a 3rd line with Joshua and Roy? I hope he proves he belongs on the roster.

 

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Probably not the thread for it, but this pseudoscience stuff (and oftentimes religion) is the weapon that those who seek power use to subjugate the masses for their own gain. We need look no further than to the neighbours south of Canada right now, who have used these very tools to steer discourse and policy towards the profit of a few, to the harmful detriment of many. They target education, literature, empathy, critical thinking to create a more compliant population, and point to some external subset of people (sub-people) to lay the blame for the ill-effects of their machinations.

Yeah, probably not the thread for it. Really opened up a can of worms there.