Asked if Cowen looks like an NHL player right now, MacLean said the defenceman is “real close.
Cowen should make the team but will compete with fellow rookie David Rundblad and veterans like Filip Kuba and Matt Carkner. Last season he scored 18 goals and 48 points with the Spokane Chiefs of the WHL. Expect some solid play, in the mold of Chris Phillips, opposed to the offensive upside of Rundblad.
Don't know how many 2-goal games #Sens expect out of Jared Cowen but they're handy when he's trying to make the team. #BigNight #Leafs #NHL
The former 9th overall pick remains one of the better defensive prospects in the game. His two-goal output could put him on the Sens' Opening Night roster.