Prospect Info: 2023 1st Rd Selection - #28 OA (via BOS, WSH) - C, Easton Cowan [London Knights, OHL; [Height 5.11 -- Weight 185]

[The Masters]

 

[ToneDog]

Looked like Mitch on our PP. LOL.

 

[Maple Leaf]

I would trade this small forward as soon as reasonably achievable

 

[Eternal Leaf]

One of the best Leafs prospects in recent times (outside the obvious no-brainer picks).

His development is insane.

 

[TMLife17]

One of the best Leafs prospects in recent times (outside the obvious no-brainer picks).

His development is insane.

Kind of. I am hyped for the kid and think he’s going to be fantastic but Robertson had an even more insane D+1 arc than this.

 

[sxvnert]

Looked like Mitch on our PP. LOL.

Definitely regular season Mitch.

 

[Green Snow Storm]

One of the best Leafs prospects in recent times (outside the obvious no-brainer picks).

His development is insane.

Truly like injecting a top 10 pick into our pool.

 

[Tedd]

RE: Cowan 5'11" 185 (he looks a tad smaller than that) Has he had an official measurement yet like at the combine?

You can have a maximum of one smallish player on a playoff/Stanley Cup caliber team.

Brayden Point 5'10" 178 lbs

Brad Marchand 5'9" 180

Theo Fleury 5'6" 180

I'm sure there are a lot more examples.

I'd only be worried about a smallish player if he was scared to play in the tough areas including playoff-type hockey.
R

 

[Discoverer]

RE: Cowan 5'11" 185 (he looks a tad smaller than that) Has he had an official measurement yet like at the combine?

You can have a maximum of one smallish player on a playoff/Stanley Cup caliber team.

Brayden Point 5'10" 178 lbs

Brad Marchand 5'9" 180

Theo Fleury 5'6" 180

I'm sure there are a lot more examples.

I'd only be worried about a smallish player if he was scared to play in the tough areas including playoff-type hockey.
R

Kucherov is listed as 5'11" 182. Tampa Bay also won the Cup with Yanni Gourde (5'9", 174) and Tyler Johnson (5'8", 185) playing every game in the playoffs.

 

[HandshakeLineRespect]

Never forget Jonas Segal and all his little cronies wanted to trade this guy for bummy ass Nick Foligno types the past trade deadline.

 

[Tedd]

5'11" is not small. I don't think Cowan is that height even though he is listed at 5'11'. He's more like 5'9". I forgot about Johnson and Gourde. Good call.

How do you add a quote in here? I clicked on the quote and it didn't appear.

 

[djdev]

RE: Cowan 5'11" 185 (he looks a tad smaller than that) Has he had an official measurement yet like at the combine?

You can have a maximum of one smallish player on a playoff/Stanley Cup caliber team.

Brayden Point 5'10" 178 lbs

Brad Marchand 5'9" 180

Theo Fleury 5'6" 180

I'm sure there are a lot more examples.

I'd only be worried about a smallish player if he was scared to play in the tough areas including playoff-type hockey.
R

lol one small player maximum is just a silly thing to say honestly.

 

[WillNy29]

RE: Cowan 5'11" 185 (he looks a tad smaller than that) Has he had an official measurement yet like at the combine?

You can have a maximum of one smallish player on a playoff/Stanley Cup caliber team.

Brayden Point 5'10" 178 lbs

Brad Marchand 5'9" 180

Theo Fleury 5'6" 180

I'm sure there are a lot more examples.

I'd only be worried about a smallish player if he was scared to play in the tough areas including playoff-type hockey.
R

Tampa cup teams:

Nikita Kucherov 5'11, Brayden point 5'10, Yanni Gourde 5'9, Tyler Johnson 5'8

Colorado avalanche had two top 4 dmen at 5'11 or 5'10 lol

 

[Peasy]

5'11" is not small. I don't think Cowan is that height even though he is listed at 5'11'. He's more like 5'9". I forgot about Johnson and Gourde. Good call.

How do you add a quote in here? I clicked on the quote and it didn't appear.

Click reply for a single quote. The quote one is only if you want to quote multiple people in a single post.

 

[JamieG19]

Never forget Jonas Segal and all his little cronies wanted to trade this guy for bummy ass Nick Foligno types the past trade deadline.

This year? You serious??? I must have missed that. Absolute insanity.

 

[JamieG19]

RE: Cowan 5'11" 185 (he looks a tad smaller than that) Has he had an official measurement yet like at the combine?

You can have a maximum of one smallish player on a playoff/Stanley Cup caliber team.

Brayden Point 5'10" 178 lbs

Brad Marchand 5'9" 180

Theo Fleury 5'6" 180

I'm sure there are a lot more examples.

I'd only be worried about a smallish player if he was scared to play in the tough areas including playoff-type hockey.
R

Not at all worried. History has shown height and weight does not determine if a player is physical or is hard to play against. On the flip side, I could list off a ton of players who are giants and never through a hit in their lives.

And a couple of other names: Wendel Clark was 5'11" 195 for most of his career and one of the hardest hitters in the league.
Vladimir Konstantinov was one of the most vicious hitters in the NHL until the Limo accident and he was 5'10, 170. Nick Lidstrom used to say he wished he could have had some of Konstantinov's intensity on the ice.

I haven't been this excited for a prospect in a long time. I'm hoping the new coach isn't a dinosaur who believes that rookies need to pay their dues and play 3 mins a night.

 

[cyris]

Tampa cup teams:

Nikita Kucherov 5'11, Brayden point 5'10, Yanni Gourde 5'9, Tyler Johnson 5'8

Colorado avalanche had two top 4 dmen at 5'11 or 5'10 lol

Great example.

Size is great and it definitely matters. But more important is having guys who don’t play small.

 

[Action Jackson]

Does this kid hit? Because if not im not interested.

 

[HandshakeLineRespect]

This year? You serious??? I must have missed that. Absolute insanity.

100%. He wanted to trade Minten and the leafs 1st rounder too. He said earlier this year Marner is better than Pasta. He just said today on his pod that Bert and Domi were bad signings. The fact this fool is voting on major awards is criminal.

 

[djdev]

if his tools are marner 2.0(or even marner lite) at 28th overall im dancing in the streets, the only thing wrong with marner is between the ears.

 

[ULF_55]

if his tools are marner 2.0(or even marner lite) at 28th overall im dancing in the streets, the only thing wrong with marner is between the ears.

Agreed, someone with Cowan's motor and "marner lite" with a reasonable contract ... yeah I'm in.

 

[BrannigansLaw]

Agreed, someone with Cowan's motor and "marner lite" with a reasonable contract ... yeah I'm in.

Not to rain on anyone’s parade here and I do think that Cowan has a much grittier game than Mitch with less high end talent, but Marner was definitely described as having a really high end motor too as a prospect.

 

[weems]

Not to rain on anyone’s parade here and I do think that Cowan has a much grittier game than Mitch with less high end talent, but Marner was definitely described as having a really high end motor too as a prospect.

He is definitely more physical and will actually fight if needed.

 

[BrannigansLaw]

He is definitely more physical and will actually fight if needed.

Love to see that. Excited for this kid.

 

[Leaf Rocket]

Cowan is more Kadri nasty than marner IMO.