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# Maple Leafs Practice Report for Opening Day
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/maple-leafs-practice-report-for-opening-day/
- Published: 2025-10-07T15:15:56.000Z
- Updated: 2025-10-07T15:17:37.000Z
- Description: New people, who saw that coming?
- Author: Cathy Squires

The status of the Maple Leafs on Tuesday morning, opening day of the regular season, is still in flux. The expectation is that they have assigned Marshall Rifai to LTIR which would allow for the recall of Easton Cowan who was not on the opening day roster filed yesterday.

Rifai had surgery on his wrist at the end of September and will be out for at least the 24 days required by LTIR. He would be waived for return to the Marlies when healthy. 

Scott Laughton is not on LTIR, just IR, raising the possibility he could return sooner than the LTIR minimums. 

Jacob Quillan, who was on the opening day roster, is still on the roster as of practice. He is waivers exempt and can be sent to the AHL at any time. 

> Easton Cowan and Jacob Quillan at [#Leafs](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Leafs?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) practice [pic.twitter.com/nIldhgQ3hb](https://t.co/nIldhgQ3hb?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Kevin McGran (@kevin\_mcgran) [October 7, 2025](https://twitter.com/kevin%5Fmcgran/status/1975572949466857570?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

The new players were also present: 

> Cayden Primeau No. 30\. [pic.twitter.com/SRamIz0lXS](https://t.co/SRamIz0lXS?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — David Alter (@dalter) [October 7, 2025](https://twitter.com/dalter/status/1975572465461174638?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Sammy Blais is wearing 79, per multiple reports. 

> Cowan and Quillan doing a skills session on another pad while Leafs practice takes place [@TSN\_Sports](https://twitter.com/TSN%5FSports?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/qIVb3Sagpw](https://t.co/qIVb3Sagpw?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Mark Masters (@markhmasters) [October 7, 2025](https://twitter.com/markhmasters/status/1975578170922565985?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

The [lines looked like this](https://x.com/markhmasters/status/1975580500074074143?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com): 

Knies - Matthews - Maccelli  
McMann - Tavares - Nylander  
Joshua - Domi - Robertson  
Lorentz - Roy - Järnkrok  
Blais  
  
McCabe - Tanev  
Rielly - Carlo  
Ekman-Larsson - Benoit  
Myers  
  
Stolarz   
Primeau 

In other news from today: 

> Brad Treliving says things are progressing well with Joseph Woll but had no other update on the goalie’s timeframe for returning to the club. [@BodogCA](https://twitter.com/BodogCA?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — David Alter (@dalter) [October 7, 2025](https://twitter.com/dalter/status/1975576404935970950?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

> Treliving says don't get too caught up in debate about the opening night roster, that Hildeby, Cowan, etc., aren't far from the picture. Says Woll is progressing, no firm return date. Felt bad Reimer didn't have more time, says Laughton's ETA should be clearer in two weeks.
> 
> — Lance Hornby 🇺🇦🇨🇦 (@sunhornby) [October 7, 2025](https://twitter.com/sunhornby/status/1975578822377677206?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)