Toronto-Buffalo Rumor Ping-Pong Still Misses The Real Target

This is the kind of trade chatter that starts with a name everybody knows and ends with a deal nobody actually wanted. The buzz around Toronto and Easton Cowan has plenty of heat, but the original pitch appears to be aimed at the wrong player, which is how these front-office soap operas usually get twisted. The Rangers angle adds another layer of noise, but the real story is how quickly one speculative idea can mutate into something far more dramatic than the source ever intended.