Cowan, who excited Maple Leafs fans as the team’s top prospect, has been overshadowed by No. 1 overall draft pick Gavin McKenna.
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who → excite → pick
And Stolarz, their top goalie the past two seasons, finds himself a backup again with Sergei Bobrovsky the new No. 1 between the pipes.
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Bobrovsky → find → pipes
But the Leafs don’t get their first win of the season without them.
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Leafs → get → them
Cowan had a goal and an assist and Stolarz stopped 26 of 27 shots in a 2-1 win over the New York Islanders on Wednesday night at Scotiabank Arena.
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Stolarz → have → Arena
“First win of the season, that’s a great feeling,” said Stolarz.
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Stolarz → ’ → season
“Something for our team to grow on and expand on.”
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team → grow → ?
It’s not like Stolarz is the forgotten man, but last season was truly forgettable.
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season → ’ → ?
He was injured.
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He → injure → ?
He couldn’t win at home.
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He → win → home
The Leafs missed the playoffs.
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Leafs → miss → playoffs
Still, new management showed some faith in him, trading away Joseph Woll and Dennis Hildeby.
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management → show → Woll
Stolarz was still standing and now stands with Bobrovsky, also his one-time batterymate with the Stanley Cup-winning Florida Panthers.
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Stolarz → stand → Panthers
“It’s a vote of confidence in me.
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It → ’ → me
Look at the turnover, they wanted to keep me around.
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they → look → me
It’s exciting.
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It → ’ → ?
I want to be here, I want to play here,” said Stolarz.
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Stolarz → want → ?
The goalies have a close working relationship.
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goalies → have → relationship
“He’s a great goalie, a hell of a person and we get along extremely well,” Stolarz said about the 38-year-old Bobrovsky, a two-time Vezina Trophy winner.
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Stolarz → ’ → Bobrovsky
“Just going to the bench, being able to chat with him, talk shop with, it’s definitely refreshing.
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it → go → shop
He’s someone I look up to and admire.
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I → ’ → ?
Head coaches these days don’t have a lot to do with goalies; that’s what goalie coaches are for.
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coaches → have → what
But Hiller has noticed how the two get along: “I was just talking to (Bobrovsky) about (Stolarz).
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I → notice → Stolarz
They have a good relationship.
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They → have → relationship
He thought (Stolarz) played remarkable.”
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Stolarz → think → ?
Stolarz was electric: toe saves, pad saves, glove saves, the best part of a penalty kill that stalled four Islanders power plays.
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that → stall → plays
One player who is getting even better is Cowan.
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who → get → ?
He’s a pest, a playmaker, a finisher.
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He → ’ → ?
He had the shortest summer of any Leaf, winning the AHL’s Calder Cup with the Marlies after a full season with the Leafs, and has found another gear.
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He → have → gear
“Any time you play pro in the playoffs, it helps a lot,” said Cowan.
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Cowan → play → playoffs
“I called it,” said Groulx.
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Groulx → call → it
“I told my buddies about (Cowan).
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I → tell → Cowan
He was flying all camp, even before at the captain’s skate.
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He → fly → skate
You could see it coming.
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it → see → ?
He was great for us with the Marlies when he came down.
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he → come → Marlies
He took off offensively.
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He → take → ?
He’s a lot faster this year.
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He → ’ → ?
He’s playing with more poise, more confidence.
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He → play → poise
“He’s looking to be a dangerous player in this league for a long time.”
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He → look → time
Most of the September attention was directed at McKenna, the shiny new talent with great playmaking abilities.
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Most → direct → abilities
He hasn’t been able to shine just yet, although he did almost pick up his first NHL point until William Nylander muffed a terrific feed with goalie Ilya Sorokin out of position.
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Nylander → shine → position
…and 18 more, not listed.
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