Easton Cowan Should Crack Maple Leafs' Lineup in 2024-25

After another disappointing first-round loss in yet another Game 7 for the Toronto Maple Leafs, the team's front office has vowed to make changes to the roster they iced this past season. Rumours have swirled around star forward Mitch Marner and his future with the organization and with the Maple Leafs caught in a tangled web of cap complications, it only seems logical to move one of their big-money players with the team not getting it done come playoff time. While they don't want to move too fast on a prospect and put them in an unsuccessful situation, the Maple Leafs do have some talent in their lower ranks that have shown promise in their development and signs that they could be ready to make the jump. Early in 2023-24, Fraser Minten got a crack at the NHL suiting up for four games of the regular season before going back to junior and having a solid season in the WHL with the Saskatoon Blades and Kamloops Blazers.