Teams Reportedly Kicking Tires on Jared Cowen

DETROIT, MI – NOVEMBER 23: Jared Cowen #2 of the Ottawa Senators checks Daniel Cleary #71 of the Detroit Red Wings off the puck during the second period at Joe Louis Arena on November 23, 2013 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)According to a report by the Ottawa Sun’s Bruce Garrioch, the Ottawa Senators have fielded a number of calls this offseason from teams expressing interest in defenceman Jared Cowen.

“Senators GM Bryan Murray along with assistants Pierre Dorion and Randy Lee have received a lot of calls from teams interested in Cowen but dealing him wasn’t an option because it’s difficult for any organization to give up on a young defenceman who still has…