Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares will have a small gathering ... Tavares was asked about his routine of having his three kids' names (including daughter Rae) on his stick and how that ...

Tavares is thriving in the last year of his contract. It could set him up for a solid payday, unless he chooses to re-ink with the Leafs at a discount in order to keep the core four intact.

John Tavares has a good idea of what Toronto Maple ... So, it's never easy for him, or all those kids with that opportunity to play for Canada, play on home soil, and to just not go the way ...

Maple Leafs veteran John Tavares has stepped up to defend Easton ... As per Nick Barden on X: 'Love him as a kid and the type of skillset he has and the player he's going to be.