Easton Cowan will spend a third game this season as a healthy scratch on Tuesday as the Toronto Maple Leafs take on the New Jersey Devils.
The winger spent the first two games of the year in the press box before one assist in four games, averaging 13:11 of ice time. He moved around the lineup, including shifts on the top line with Auston Matthews and Matthew Knies, but spent most of Saturday’s overtime loss on the third line.
“He needs a reset, to watch a game at some point, but he’s in a good spot,” Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube said of Cowan Tuesday.
Berube confirms yesterday’s practice lineup goes tonight vs. Devils; Domi with Matthews line, Lorentz at centre, Jarnkrok back in, no Cowan.
“He (Cowan) needs a re-set, to watch a game at some point, but he’s in a good spot.”
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Cowan recorded 29 goals and 69 points with the OHL’s London Knights last season and had three goals and seven points during the Memorial Cup tournament where he was named MVP.
With Cowan exiting the lineup, Max Domi will move up to play with Knies and Matthews. Calle Jarnkrok will draw back in, taking a spot on the fourth line with Steven Lorentz at centre.
Berube confirms Leafs going with this lineup tonight:
Knies – Matthews – Domi
Maccelli – Tavares – Nylander
Joshua – Roy – McMann
Robertson – Lorentz – Jarnkrok
McCabe – Tanev
Rielly – Carlo
Benoit – Ekman-Larsson
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The Maple Leafs are 3-2-1 to start the season and face an early test against the 4-1-0 Devils.
Viewers in the Maple Leafs region can watch the game LIVE on TSN4, TSN.ca and the TSN app.