Easton Cowan, on his own, will not provide a solution to the Maple Leafs’ power-play woes.

The gifted forward, however, can play a key role as the Leafs try to find anything approaching success when they have a man advantage.

That’s the opinion of Leafs coach Craig Berube and we would agree.

“Cowan, he’s the one guy, he makes a lot of plays … he has great vision,” Berube said on Saturday. “He can really work hash-mark-down areas and make some plays to our guys who are shooters.”

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That kind of creativity on Toronto’s top unit has been missing in the wake of Mitch Marner’s departure to the Vegas Golden Knights.

It’s a lot to put on the shoulders of the 20-year-old Cowan, especially on a team that’s fighting for a playoff spot. C

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