After another disappointing Toronto Maple Leafs playoff loss, it's time to break up the core four forwards and that might mean moving on from Mitch Marner, who becomes a free agent at the end of the 2024-25 season. Amidst a star-studded season in the Ontario Hockey League, Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Easton Cowan has been named to the OHL’s first all-star team, announced Tuesday. In a season that has seen the London Knights win a J. Ross Robertson Cup Title, sweeping three out of their four series en route to it, the club produced a franchise record seven players named to the OHL all-star and all-rookie teams. Playing Junior B with the Kompoka Kings just two seasons ago, leaving many quick to criticize the Leafs’ selection, Cowan was drafted by the organization in the first round (28th overall) of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft and has since then, been playing on another level this season in the OHL – completely quieting the critics. Highlighted by an impressive 36-game point streak [https://x.com/OHLHockey/status/1772012493281333675] (42 games if you include the postseason), the longest point streak since Bill Bowler in 1994-95, Cowan had a career-high 96 points in 54 regular season games, surpassing his 53-point total in 2022-23. Due to his stellar play, the right-winger was awarded the Ontario Hockey League’s Red Tilson Trophy for the Most Outstanding Player. In the postseason, Cowan finished the playoffs with 10 goals and 24 assists in 18 games, earning himself the Wayne Gretzky 99 Award for the playoff’s Most Valuable Player – the first to win both the regular season and postseason MVP since Mitch Marner did it in 2016. Currently on a run in search of obtaining the Memorial Cup, Cowan and the Knights sit at a 2-0-0-0 record as the Mount Brydges, Ontario, native, has two points in two games thus far. The club face off in a rematch of the OHL Western Conference Final against the Saginaw Spirit on Wednesday. In a series that saw the Knights emerge victorious, by a series score of 4-2, this time around, the stakes are even higher – a trip to the Memorial Cup Final is on the line. The 7:30 p.m. ET puck drop represents the final game of the Memorial Cup round-robin. With both teams currently locked for placement in the semi-finals win or lose, the winner will be guaranteed a spot in the Memorial Cup Final. Image [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAwNTk1MTUxMDE2NDM2ODQ0/cf1808c0-6a82-4298-9049-3eb2eae105b0.jpg] Related Reports: CRA Pushing Back on John Tavares' Signing Bonus Tax Claim With Maple Leafs and Why it Matters [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/latest-news/reports-cra-pushing-back-on-john-tavares-signing-bonus-tax-claim-with-maple-leafs-and-why-it-matters] Congratulations Pour In as Maple Leafs’ Morgan Rielly and Wife Tessa Virtue Appear to Reveal Baby Bump [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/latest-news/congratulations-pour-in-as-maple-leafs-morgan-rielly-and-wife-tessa-virtue-appear-to-reveal-baby-bump] Maple Leafs Teammates Weigh in on Bobby McMann’s Maine Vacation Post [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/latest-news/maple-leafs-teammates-weigh-in-on-bobby-mcmanns-maine-vacation-post] News from THN.com Related Congratulations Pour In as Maple Leafs’ Morgan Rielly and Wife Tessa Virtue Appear to Reveal Baby Bump [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/latest-news/congratulations-pour-in-as-maple-leafs-morgan-rielly-and-wife-tessa-virtue-appear-to-reveal-baby-bump] Maple Leafs Teammates Weigh in on Bobby McMann’s Maine Vacation Post [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/latest-news/maple-leafs-teammates-weigh-in-on-bobby-mcmanns-maine-vacation-post] Maple Leafs’ Nick Robertson Posts About Brother Jason’s Hat Trick Following Stars Big Playoff Win Against Oilers [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/latest-news/maple-leafs-nick-robertson-posts-about-brother-jasons-hat-trick-following-stars-big-playoff-win-against-oilers] News from THN.com Forget About Long Term: What Do the Oilers Do with Darnell Nurse Right Now? [https://thehockeynews.com/news/forget-about-long-term-what-do-the-oilers-do-with-darnell-nurse-right-now] Dallas Stars' Playoff Success Stems From Their Shot Blocking Prowess [https://thehockeynews.com/news/dallas-stars-playoff-success-stems-from-their-shot-blocking-prowess] Can Sheldon Keefe Take the Devils to the Next Level? [https://thehockeynews.com/news/can-sheldon-keefe-take-the-devils-to-the-next-level]
