OHL MVP and OHL Championship MVP Easton Cowan joins TSN Hockey's Mark Masters to discuss playing in the spotlight, and how he believes it's a place where he thrives.
This guy is a very good skater, with skill, bite & a high hockey IQ, but more important, he seems to rise up to pressure unlike other players, who tighten up. He appears to be wired the right way & it would not surprise me if he made the Leafs, strictly on merit, at camp this fall. Assuming he does, then the Leafs can give him a 9 game test-drive to see if he can cut it at age 19. The only guys who've won both the OHL MVP AND the OHL playoff MVP in recent memory are McDavid & Marner & now Cowan. Winners of the 'Gretzky 99' OHL playoff MVP in the last decade or so, include Henrique, Taylor Hall, Horvat, McDavid, Marner, Robert Thomas & Nick Suzuki to name just a few who went on to productive NHL careers. I would be stunned if Cowan doesn't join them sooner than later. I pray Treliving doesn't include him in a trade as Cowan is hooked up the right way. A keeper imo.
Most players who get to the NHL have had major success at every level. As if this guy is going to take their team to the next level in the playoffs. I wish him all the best, but to think that this guy is the answer is delusional.
