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u/Sirrebral99 Knies 17h ago
I'd really like the training staff to start working with Cowan to develop him into a centre. He's young enough that with some focus on developing those skills, he could make it work. He already has a lot of what is needed to play C effectively (high motor, defensive awareness / PK ability, commitment to back checking, strong battles along the boards etc). It would take some time and a lot of work to prepare him for that but if his growth into a top 6 forward continues, and can be good enough down the middle, there's a solution for replacing JT as he ages out.
With Marchenko and McKenna coming in, the star power on the wings took a big jump. Down the middle is the weakest point for the prospect pool / future. Cowan being molded into a C would help a ton and I think his existing skillset would compliment it well.