Most draft rankers had Cowan rated between the second and fourth round of the 2023 NHL Draft class, but the...
, which aggregates more than a dozen experts from different publications, gave Cowan an average ranking of 70, only one had him inside the top 50, and none rated him as a first-round pick.From a hockey standpoint, it was all about peaking late. During the Toronto scouting staff’s draft research,who suggested Cowan’s all-around impact gave him the best numbers in the OHL in the second half of the season, after he’d earned coach Dale Hunter’s trust and worked his way up to the top line.
Still, everything positive in his scouting reports leading up to the Draft was already out there: strong hockey IQ, commitment to 200-foot play, good hands and so on. And the Draft experts still believed that package added up to somewhere between and second- and fourth-rounder. With his all-round play and pass-first mentality, his ceiling feels more like that of a key support cog than a dominant NHLer.overall? For one, they didn’t pick again until the fifth round.
Now, the Leafs wait to see if their guy becomes what they think he’ll become. A hostile takeover as a star OHLer wire to wire next season would be a good place to start. A few years from now, we may look back on this pick as a home run – or a strikeout.– a premium Sports Betting and Online Casino experience. Offering numerous unique and dynamic betting options along with diverse digital and live casino games, Betano is where The Game Starts Now. 19+. Please play responsibly.
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