The Maple Leafs’ roster for opening night is set. Article content
Certainly, it’s as set as it can be with the first game of the 2025-26 regular season, at home against the Montreal Canadiens on Oct. 8, still more than a week away. Article content Article content
It includes Easton Cowan, as it should. Anyone who has paid even brief attention to Leafs camp and the pre-season knows the 20-year-old prospect has earned the spot on the fourth line with Scott Laughton and Steve Lorentz.
Cowan knew a place in the lineup would not be handed to him and not only has he worked to make it nearly impossible for coach Craig Berube to cut him, he has fit in nicely with the two veterans.
Before heading to Muskoka for their annual pre-season bonding trip, the Leafs practised on Monday morning at t