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I’ve known Cowan’s aunt since highschool, used to hang out in her place then, so I’m hoping that Brydges boy makes the leafs this year. Tbh I sincerely don’t mind the idea of him taking Marner’s spot, is he the same player? No, but he’ll fit Berube’s style a bit better now that his skating has improved notably. That and if anyone tries to fuck with that rookie the 230lb Knies will just eat them alive lol
Yeah because Berube’s “style” is replace elite playmakers and Selke candidates with undersized rookies.
That’s exactly what he did in St. Louis. When Berube took over the Blues, ROR and Tarasenko got traded immediately and then Thomas and Kyrou became 1st liners.
Then they won 5 Cups in a row.
I thought it was 6 Cups in a row dude. #AMIRIGHT!!! Your memory is a little foggy.
Besides the elite playmakers and Selke candidates no longer want to play for this team.
Now go find players that do.I just read that Robert Redford passed away @ the age of 89.
RIP Bobby. ????
That is sad, RIP Redford
I thought it was 6 Cups in a row dude. #AMIRIGHT!!! Your memory is a little foggy.
Besides the elite playmakers and Selke candidates no longer want to play for this team.
Now go find players that do.Well at least he made a point of bringing up how a potential rookie who’s nearly 6’ and weighs 190lbs is so notably undersized that it’s worth mentioning. He truly hits the important info.
I thought it was 6 Cups in a row dude. #AMIRIGHT!!! Your memory is a little foggy.
Besides the elite playmakers and Selke candidates no longer want to play for this team.
Now go find players that do.False. That only happens after the franchise, the media and the fans pushed him out the door.
Well at least he made a point of bringing up how a potential rookie who’s nearly 6’ and weighs 190lbs is so notably undersized that it’s worth mentioning. He truly hits the important info.
“Nearly” 6′ is an adorable way to put it. By NHL standards, he’s undersized, both height and weight. As a rookie, he’s going to get pushed and thrown around a lot, especially by defenders. If his offensive game isn’t dangerous enough to be a legitimate threat, he’ll be like Robertson, thrown to the bottom of the line-up.
Cowan is a long term project, with the number of wingers they added and the pylons they still have, it would be a massive mistake to waste a year of his ELC, the same way they have previously made that mistake in the past.
Knies | Matthews | Domi
Joshua | Tavares | Nylander
McMann | Roy | MaccelliNone of those guys are going anywhere. They’re pretty much locked into the line-up and probably the top-nine unless there is a trade. And if there was a trade, it’d probably be McMann but nobody else there is getting moved.
Then, the rest.
Lorentz | Laughton | Jarnkrok
Robertson | Kampf | PezzettaAnother 6 guys who are all way ahead of Cowan in the bottom-six role, except Robertson but he’s got experience and a way better NHL level shot. Even if Jarnkrok and Kampf get traded for nothing in return, there are still 4 guys ahead of Cowan. And the rumors of that useless piece of shit Roslovic being signed too to fill back up one spot.
Then, in terms of other UFA options, McLeod, Dube and Formenton are all proven NHL players who could be signed for dirt cheap. All 3 bring skills the Leafs could use; McLeod excellent at FOs, solid 3C option, Formenton is a speedster, scoring threat with PK ability and Dube provides top-six ability and PP skills with a previous connection to Treliving. All 3 are in their prime and bring more to a playoff team (including a chip on their shoulder) than Cowan.
Knies | Matthews | Domi
Joshua | Tavares | Nylander
Roy | McLeod | Maccelli
Formenton | Laughton | Lorentz
PezzettaTrade: McMann, Robertson, Kampf and Jarnkrok
OEL | Tanev
Rielly | Carlo
McCabe | Foote
BenoitWoll | Stolarz
Carter Hart close to NHL return, but it wont be with the Flyers, per EK
nor will he sign with a Canadian team.
“Nearly” 6′ is an adorable way to put it. By NHL standards, he’s undersized, both height and weight. As a rookie, he’s going to get pushed and thrown around a lot, especially by defenders. If his offensive game isn’t dangerous enough to be a legitimate threat, he’ll be like Robertson, thrown to the bottom of the line-up.
Cowan is a long term project, with the number of wingers they added and the pylons they still have, it would be a massive mistake to waste a year of his ELC, the same way they have previously made that mistake in the past.
Knies | Matthews | Domi
Joshua | Tavares | Nylander
McMann | Roy | MaccelliNone of those guys are going anywhere. They’re pretty much locked into the line-up and probably the top-nine unless there is a trade. And if there was a trade, it’d probably be McMann but nobody else there is getting moved.
Then, the rest.
Lorentz | Laughton | Jarnkrok
Robertson | Kampf | PezzettaAnother 6 guys who are all way ahead of Cowan in the bottom-six role, except Robertson but he’s got experience and a way better NHL level shot. Even if Jarnkrok and Kampf get traded for nothing in return, there are still 4 guys ahead of Cowan. And the rumors of that useless piece of shit Roslovic being signed too to fill back up one spot.
Ok UG I truly get what you’re saying and I do mostly agree with you but I am also willing to believe that Domi can be “outplayed” in camp so to speak, hence why I’ll leave a little window open for the “kid” and here’s why.
The “kid” isn’t 18 anymore, he’s 20, and he’s made a very very very notable development in size and strength this past year. Please keep that in mind. However if he can’t be used in a top 6 roll yes agreed send him down. Also, do you put a rookie with JT and Nylander when they’re so defensively questionable? A big ass NO so that means unless Cowan can take Marner’s old spot he goes down to the Marlies as you’re saying.
So please keep in mind that’s all I’m suggesting, he has 1 spot out of 12 forward spots he can earn and it’s top line so he will need to have a fantastic camp/preseason to earn it.
The Leafs have a strong backend and Knies and Matthews are very stable defensively (I know they aren’t Marner but please understand that’s not the argument I’m trying to make) and Knies is also the type who would crush anyone overstepping anyone who fucked with a rookie on his line.
So the only real reason I think that could work is that unlike Marner he could be on a line 1 that has two very good wingers instead of one great one and one iffy one like Marner had to play with other than time to time. As I said tho, the kid will need to have a hell of a camp with essentially zero question marks to earn his chance.
Ok UG I truly get what you’re saying and I do mostly agree with you but I am also willing to believe that Domi can be “outplayed” in camp so to speak, hence why I’ll leave a little window open for the “kid” and here’s why.
I get what you’re saying too but it doesn’t add up and here’s why.
The “kid” isn’t 18 anymore, he’s 20, and he’s made a very very very notable development in size and strength this past year. Please keep that in mind. However if he can’t be used in a top 6 roll yes agreed send him down. Also, do you put a rookie with JT and Nylander when they’re so defensively questionable? A big ass NO so that means unless Cowan can take Marner’s old spot he goes down to the Marlies as you’re saying.
20 is still kid territory on this team. This is a playoff team, desperate for playoff success and Cowan has ZERO NHL games under his belt. There isn’t only a size and strength issue, there is also the issue of having to play demanding minutes. Playing on the 1st line requires elite timing, skating and most overlooked, stamina. Playing 20+ minutes a night is hard enough as it is, imagine versus the best of the best, every, single game. As motivated as he might be, that grind doesn’t usually end well for 20 year old rookies after 82 games. Then imagine the playoffs on top of all that.
So please keep in mind that’s all I’m suggesting, he has 1 spot out of 12 forward spots he can earn and it’s top line so he will need to have a fantastic camp/preseason to earn it.
He earned an opportunity but that opportunity is to get a taste of what it takes. It’s not a real opportunity. He’s already been pushed to the outside of the line-up with the summer of additions and not enough subtractions.
The Leafs have a strong backend and Knies and Matthews are very stable defensively (I know they aren’t Marner but please understand that’s not the argument I’m trying to make) and Knies is also the type who would crush anyone overstepping anyone who fucked with a rookie on his line.
The Leafs do not have a strong backend. They have old bones, not enough RHD and a garbage Rielly.
So the only real reason I think that could work is that unlike Marner he could be on a line 1 that has two very good wingers instead of one great one and one iffy one like Marner had to play with other than time to time. As I said tho, the kid will need to have a hell of a camp with essentially zero question marks to earn his chance.
There are more than half a dozen question marks. Height, weight, strength, stamina, offensive skill and lack of experience plus too many other players under contract. I think Cowan is better off being with the Marlies and being called up for the playoffs. That’s when a timely hot stretch of 2-4 weeks could prove to be when he’s most useful, not for the marathon that is 82 NHL games. He got his OHL fame mostly for being a playoff performer so that’s probably when the Leafs would be best to use him because it’s also when they need the most help. I’d rather have Cowan spring-loaded than worn out for the playoffs.
Carter Hart close to NHL return, but it wont be with the Flyers, per EK
nor will he sign with a Canadian team.
I wouldnt count Edmonton out on this one.
nor will he sign with a Canadian team.
I wouldnt count Edmonton out on this one.
Ive read a few articles that say he’s not interested in playing for a Canadian because of the sex scandal
nor will he sign with a Canadian team.
I wouldnt count Edmonton out on this one.
Ive read a few articles that say he’s not interested in playing for a Canadian because of the sex scandal
I don’t blame him. Most of the Canadian teams are in woketarded markets. But, Edmonton gives him the best chance to compete for the #1 job and win a Cup while being the least shitty place in Canada to live, minus the harsh winter.
nor will he sign with a Canadian team.
I wouldnt count Edmonton out on this one.
Ive read a few articles that say he’s not interested in playing for a Canadian because of the sex scandal
There is also this from Dreger-
Ex-Calgary Flame Dillon Dubé could be a potential top-six option for the Maple Leafs this fall. Dubé and former New Jersey Devil Michael McLeod “are not going to have any problems finding homes, NHL homes.”
“I wouldn’t be at all surprised if Treliving and the Toronto Maple Leafs put their hat in the ring and take a decent swing at Dillon Dubé.”
There’s history there, of course. It goes back to the Calgary days between Dubé and Brad Treliving.
“It doesn’t mean that Toronto is a frontrunner. It doesn’t mean that the Maple Leafs are going to land Dillon Dubé. But I mentioned earlier about their want for a top-six forward. The assumption is that a player like that could come in and fill that role.”
nor will he sign with a Canadian team.
I wouldnt count Edmonton out on this one.
Ive read a few articles that say he’s not interested in playing for a Canadian because of the sex scandal
There is also this from Dreger-
Ex-Calgary Flame Dillon Dubé could be a potential top-six option for the Maple Leafs this fall. Dubé and former New Jersey Devil Michael McLeod “are not going to have any problems finding homes, NHL homes.”
“I wouldn’t be at all surprised if Treliving and the Toronto Maple Leafs put their hat in the ring and take a decent swing at Dillon Dubé.”
There’s history there, of course. It goes back to the Calgary days between Dubé and Brad Treliving.
“It doesn’t mean that Toronto is a frontrunner. It doesn’t mean that the Maple Leafs are going to land Dillon Dubé. But I mentioned earlier about their want for a top-six forward. The assumption is that a player like that could come in and fill that role.”
Leafs aren’t interested
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