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Originally Posted by Fighting Banana Slug
My issue is simply that the Leafs (or any team) should be trying to ice the best lineup of what is available to them. It is fine to trade off UFAs, sell current assets for future ones, but when looking at the players available, I think there is a duty to dress the best 23 guys. I would have thought, based on limited viewings (of mostly the leafs), that Cowen could make that group.
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This post captures well the disconnect between cheering a team and building a team.
By not playing Cowen they are trying to ice their best team... in three to five years.
They don't need Cowen as an anchor on their salary structure, they traded for him for the draft picks to rebuild their team.