Acquired by the Vancouver Canucks on December 30th 2006 after claiming him off waivers from the LA Kings, Jeff Cowan has suddenly become an offensive force to be reckoned with scoring five goals in his last three games (after not scoring since last season).
The Canucks acquired Cowan primarily to be a role player, to add some grit and toughness to the Canucks’ lower lines. In his first few games, it was clear that Cowan was going to make that difference.
In listening to Brook Ward and Dave Tomlinson last night on the Team 1040, they raised a good point. Even the knuckle-draggers of the NHL were at some point in their hockey career the most skilled player on their team. That’s why they made the NHL. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise when we find people like Jeff Cowan, or former-canuck Gino Odjick, being able to score some very skillful goals.
I’ve just had to edit the first paragraph, Cowan scored again. Wow.
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