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Craig Berube on inserting Ryan Reaves for Leafs vs. Habs: “It’s a big rivalry… We have to be physical and play a heavy game”

Ahead of Saturday’s game in Montreal, head coach Craig Berube discussed the decision to dress Ryan Reaves, Philippe Myers’ emergence on the blue line, Simon Benoit sitting out a second straight game, and his favorite memories of games in Montreal

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Published: 10 months ago

NHL moves Monday’s Maple Leafs-Red Wings up two hours, avoids ALCS crossover

Toronto sports fans will get a doubleheader of action on Thanksgiving. The NHL announced Friday that it has moved the start time of Monday’s Toronto Maple Leafs–Detroit Red Wings game at Scotiabank Arena from 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT to 2 p.m. ET/11 a

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Published: 2 months ago

Debate over Easton Cowan’s Maple Leafs debut gets complicated

Should Cowan’s time come at the expense of tinkering with a winning lineup? Or — a debate for later — at the expense of burning a year off the winger’s entry-level contract?

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Published: 2 months ago

Leafs practice notes: Craig Berube won’t reveal if Easton Cowan will play vs. Red Wings

News of whether or not Toronto Maple Leafs top prospect Easton Cowan will make his NHL debut on Saturday against the Detroit Red Wings will have to wait for game day. The Maple Leafs’ first-round pick from 2023, 28th overall, has earned recognition

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Published: 2 months ago

Berube states Cowan is close but ‘team comes first’ with roster decisions

Toronto Maple Leafs’ Craig Berube talks about how Easton Cowan is close to cracking the starting roster, but the team comes first in terms of what lineup he ices.

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Published: 2 months ago

No point keeping Easton Cowan in the NHL if he’s in the press box: Leafs Morning Take

Following their day off on Thursday, the Leafs returned to practice on Friday morning as they get set for their home and home with the Detroit Red Wings. We kicked off the Friday edition of Leafs Morning Take by addressing Thursday night’s 14 game

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Published: 2 months ago

Will Cowan see time on Maple Leafs’ top line once he checks into lineup?

Maple Leafs reporter Anna Dua joins The FAN Hockey Show to discuss when she expects Easton Cowan to make his NHL debut with the club, whether he would fit at all on the top line, and if so what domino effect it would have on the rest of the lineup.

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Published: 2 months ago

What the Maple Leafs Need Next from Dakota Joshua

The first game of the season came and went, and while the result (a 5-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens) was on the positive side of the ledger, if we’re…

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Published: 2 months ago

Checking in on Fraser Minten and Nikita Grebenkin

While Easton Cowan has yet to make his NHL debut with the Toronto Maple Leafs, there are some former Toronto prospects who have put on a show for their respective teams. Nikita Grebenkin found his way to the Philadelphia Flyers in the Scott Laughton

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Published: 2 months ago

Toronto Maple Leafs’ Top-20 Goal Scorers All-Time

*This archive was updated in October 2025 The Toronto Maple Leafs have been around for more than a century. With 100-plus years of history, they have had several characters and…

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Published: 2 months ago

15 things we learned from a wild first 3 days of NHL action

Three days, 21 games, all 32 teams in action. What a shot of adrenaline to start the 2025-26 NHL season. With no games Friday, it's an ideal time to take a (very early!) pulse of the league. Here are 15 things we've learned thus far:Pasta, P

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Published: 2 months ago

James Reimer impressed with how Anthony Stolarz, Dennis Hildeby use their size

The Toronto Maple Leafs pulled a surprise move in late September, bring back longtime franchise goaltender James Reimer on a professional tryout contract nearly a decade since he last appeared with the team. Reimer joined Nick Alberga and Jay Rosehil

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Published: 2 months ago

The 2025-26 NHL All-Intrigue roster: One name from each team to watch this season

It’s time to build our annual all-intrigue team, a collection of the most interesting names heading into the season. Some will make the list due to sheer star power, while others are more about circumstances, or just morbid curiosity. Either way, t

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Published: 2 months ago