After an excruciatingly long time, Bob Mackenzie and Elliotte Friedman report that the Leafs have won Jared Cowen’s grievance against them.
The Leafs acquired gigantic defenceman Jared Cowen from the Ottawa Senators in February, as part of the nine-player Dion Phaneuf trade. A former ninth overall pick, Cowen tumbled down Ottawa’s depth chart in the years following an impressive rookie season in 2011-12. By the time of the Phaneuf trade, neither the Sens nor the Leafs particularly wanted him. After trading for him, the Leafs explicitly told Cowen that they planned to buy him out and not to play him, and that he should look for another job.