The arbitration case between the Toronto Maple Leafs and defenseman Jared Cowen is expected to take place in October, reports Postmedia's Lance Hornby.
The hearing will decide the legality of the Maple Leafs' buyout of Cowen, whose camp called foul as the blue-liner was recovering from a hip injury at the time of the June buyout.
Cowen, 25, has one year remaining on his contract, carrying a $4.5-million cap hit. He was dealt to Toronto last season as part of the trade that sent Dion Phaneuf to the Ottawa Senators.
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