Toronto Maple Leafs forward Easton Cowan will not make his NHL debut against the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday. Cowan, Sammy Blais and Philippe Myers are among the Maple Leafs’ healthy scratches for Saturday’s contest. The 20-year-old is Toronto’s top prospect and was used in a fourth line role extensively throughout training camp. It’s unclear…

There can be a tendency to overreact to small samples during the opening week of the regular season, and we’re trying to keep things in perspective, as the Toronto Maple Leafs square off against the Detroit Red Wings. Toronto opened its season with a 5-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens. Detroit dropped its season opener…

Borya Valis scored twice for the Toronto Marlies, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the Rochester Americans in a 4-3 season-opening loss Friday. Isak Rosen scored twice for Rochester, while Devon Levi made 24 saves. Artur Akhtyamov recorded 22 saves for the Marlies. Valis recorded the first goal of his AHL career, as the Marlies…

Wednesday’s opener felt like a bit of a tease. Hockey is back and then immediately followed by a couple of nights off. Saturday night, Hockey Night in Canada, marks the return and with it the chance to see if this is a team of destiny that is going to be first club ever to go…

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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 for his performance in training camp and preseason from both head coach…

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 card in the NHL. Remarkably, there are ZERO games tonight. That’s…

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 Rosehill on Leafs Morning Take to break down the past few weeks, sharing his initial reaction…

Welcome to another edition of NHL Notebook, where The Leafs Nation’s staff will periodically look into current events and news around the league. It was an eventful Thursday in the NHL, with some former members of the Maple Leafs thriving in their new roles. Fraser Minten walks it off for Bruins in victory vs. Blackhawks…

Anthony Stolarz finished last season sitting on the bench, watching his team get eliminated by the eventual back-to-back Stanley Cup Champion, Florida Panthers. Available to dress, but a coach’s decision to not give him the start, Stolarz worked his way back from a head injury, but wasn’t giving the chance to hold down the crease…

What a night for Toronto sports. It wasn’t pretty but the Leafs took care of business against the rival Montreal Canadiens 5-2 in the season opener. Then, the Blue Jays smothered the Yankees by the same 5-2 score to punch their ticket to the American League Championship Series. Suffice it is to say, we were…

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The Toronto Maple Leafs got off to a strong start to the season on Wednesday night, defeating the Montreal Canadiens 5-2. While much has been made about the new look to the team this season, it was longest tenured Leaf Morgan Rielly who found the game-winner midway through the third period. Of course, just because…

One up, one down for the Toronto Maple Leafs, and starting goaltender Anthony Stolarz loved what he saw in front of him. The Maple Leafs fended off the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 in their season opener on Wednesday, and Stolarz spoke to reporters postgame, and gave some flowers to not only Toronto’s depth overall, but more…