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# Maple Leafs Offical Opening Day Roster
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/maple-leafs-offical-opening-day-roster/
- Published: 2025-10-06T21:17:18.000Z
- Updated: 2025-10-06T21:40:07.000Z
- Description: They don't carve these in granite.
- Author: Cathy Squires

The Maple Leafs have released their 2025 opening day roster. After a day of some surprises, the first set of players has been assembled.

First, at practice this morning, Easton Cowan suddenly dropped down to extra forward and out of the regular forward lineup. 

Next, after all four players waived yesterday cleared, the Leafs claimed two new ones: 

[Maple Leafs make two waiver claimsA surprising twist in roster construction.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/icon/PPP-Goalie-Logo_RGB-321.png)PPP LeafsCathy Squires![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/thumbnail/photo-1743020295398-02fb4b442751.jpeg)](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/maple-leafs-make-two-waiver-claims/)

James Reimer was released from his PTO. 

Both of the new players are, naturally, on the roster as [annou](https://x.com/LeafsPR/status/1975308901324365937?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)[nced today](https://x.com/LeafsPR/status/1975308901324365937?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com): 

Forwards  
Sammy Blais  
Max Domi  
Calle Järnkrok  
Dakota Joshua  
Matthew Knies  
Steven Lorentz  
Matias Maccelli  
Auston Matthews  
Bobby McMann  
William Nylander  
Jacob Quillan  
Nicholas Robertson  
Nicolas Roy  
John Tavares  
  
Defence  
Simon Benoit  
Brandon Carlo  
Oliver Ekman-Larsson  
Jake McCabe  
Philippe Myers  
Morgan Rielly  
Chris Tanev  
  
Goaltenders  
Cayden Primeau  
Anthony Stolarz

\*now corrected, thanks Leafs PR. 

We can presume that Cowan and Dennis Hildeby have been sent to the AHL. 

> Jacob Quillan's inclusion on the [#leafs](https://twitter.com/hashtag/leafs?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) opening day roster submission is a cap-related move. [https://t.co/85XnPMbktT](https://t.co/85XnPMbktT?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) [October 6, 2025](https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1975309422441451846?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)