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The last time winger Easton Cowan and defenceman Ben Danford were on the ice together in a game that mattered, one handed the other the Calder Cup.
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one → matter → Cup
Cowan was loaned from the Maple Leafs to get post-season experience.
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Cowan → loan → experience
Danford was called up after his junior season ended.
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season → call → ?
“Winning is a privilege, that’s for sure,” Danford said.
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Danford → ’ → ?
The landscape around them changed over the summer, with the two supplanted as the organization’s top prospects when the Leafs drafted Gavin McKenna with the No. 1 pick.
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Leafs → change → pick
Now it’s the 18-year-old McKenna, not the 21-year-old Cowan or 20-year-old Danford, who is getting all the attention.
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who → ’ → attention
Does Cowan miss it?
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Cowan → miss → it
“Nope,” he said after the team’s first on-ice session Thursday.
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he → say → session
“I just go out there and play my game.
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I → go → game
“That’s not the case at all,” he said.
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he → ’ → ?
“Gavin and I hit it off and are really close.
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Gavin → hit → it
He’s a great guy.”
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He → ’ → ?
Leafs coach Jim Hiller ended the speculation about who plays where on the first day of on-ice training.
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who → end → training
McKenna landed the second-line left-winger’s role with John Tavares and William Nylander.
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McKenna → land → Tavares
“Feels good knowing that the staff has confidence in me in putting me with those types of player,” McKenna said.
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McKenna → feel → player
They’re both supersmart players.
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They → ’re → ?
John’s a workhorse and Willie is so skilled.”
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Willie → ’ → ?
McKenna impressed, beating Chris Tanev one-on-one.
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McKenna → impress → one
“I thought Tanev was going to contain him,” Hiller said.
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Hiller → think → him
“He had him in the corner.
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He → have → corner
But I saw (McKenna) just dance away and do a nice little backhand pass.”
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McKenna → see → pass
Captain Auston Matthews and winger Matthew Knies were joined by free-agent right winger Jack Roslovic on the top line.
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Matthews → join → line
“Auston really likes Rosie’s game,” Hiller said.
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Hiller → like → game
“He likes the skill, how he can complement him, carry the puck through the neutral zone.”
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he → like → zone
Cowan landed on the third line, with Nick Paul and Colton Sissons, but he’s far from an afterthought.
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he → land → afterthought
“You can say it’s a checking line, but I see it as more than that
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I → say → that
,” said Hiller.
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Hiller → say → ?
“That’s a line that should be able to play against the other team’s best players, but also push them offensively because those three can score goals.
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three → ’ → goals
“And Easton can be the straw that stirs the drink.”
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that → stir → drink
Hiller felt Cowan had an outstanding first day.
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Cowan → feel → day
“He made some plays with the puck, and he’s a puck hound,” the coach said.
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coach → make → puck
He’s got tremendous skill.
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He → get → skill
He’s all over the ice.”
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He → ’ → ice
Cowan had 11 goals and 18 assists in 66 games with the Leafs as a rookie.
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Cowan → have → rookie
Coach Craig Berube used him sparingly at first, often scratching him.
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Berube → use → him
Cowan’s game grew and he exploded in the AHL playoffs, with eight goals and 10 assists in 22 games.
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he → grow → games
“It was good to get some pro experience in the playoffs,” said Cowan, who checked in about five pounds heavier this season.
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who → get → playoffs
“I’m coming in with a bit more confidence.
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I → come → confidence
I feel bigger, stronger.
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I → feel → ?
I felt good today.
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I → feel → ?
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