<p>Welcome back to another edition of the Leafs Prospect Roundup here at <a href="https://theleafsnation.com/combinations">The Leafs Nation</a>! We&#8217;re going rapid-fire mode this week to catch you up on what some of the top youngsters in the organization have been up to, so strap in.</p>
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<h2><strong>Easton Cowan</strong></h2>
<p>Cowan hasn&#8217;t had the same kind of explosive season that he had a year ago when he earned regular season and playoff MVP honours on his way to leading the London Knights to an OHL championship, but he has looked a lot more like that player in recent weeks. He started off last week with four primary assists in a 7-3 drubbing of the Guelph Storm on Tuesday, added two more helpers in a 3-1 victory over Saginaw on Friday, and extended his current point streak to nine games with two goals and an assist in a losing effort against Windsor on Sunday.</p>
<p>Over that nine-game point streak, Cowan has compiled a staggering nine goals and 14 assists, elevating his season totals to 29 goals and 39 assists in 45 games. Even with his recent run of dominance, he is still tracking well behind the numbers he produced last season, but that was always going to be difficult to replicate. If Cowan can maintain his current level of play heading into the postseason, he and the Knights will be well-positioned to find playoff success once again.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">No look Cowboy pass action for your Tuesday 🤠<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LeafsForever?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LeafsForever</a> <a href="https://t.co/3Om5Jsyi7X">pic.twitter.com/3Om5Jsyi7X</a></p>
<p>&mdash; London Knights (@LondonKnights) <a href="https://twitter.com/LondonKnights/status/1899618264042316123?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<h2><strong>Dennis Hildeby</strong></h2>
<p>After a <a href="https://theleafsnation.com/news/why-sending-down-dennis-hildeby-was-right-call-for-leafs">disjointed start to the season</a> that saw him spend as much time serving as the Leafs&#8217; backup as he spent in the Marlies&#8217; net, Hildeby has come on strong as of late. He started back-to-back games for the Marlies this past week, stopping 24 of the 26 shots he faced in a 4-2 win over the Providence Bruins on Wednesday, and he allowed just one goal on 22 shots in a 3-1 win over the Charlotte Checkers on Saturday. Over his last eight appearances, Hildeby has put up a save percentage of .919, and for the season, he&#8217;s up a .906 save percentage through 22 games.</p>
<h2><strong>Noah Chadwick</strong></h2>
<p>Chadwick hasn&#8217;t had the benefit of long hot streaks or huge nights on the score sheet, but he&#8217;s been about as consistent as <a href="https://theleafsnation.com/news/2024-tln-maple-leafs-prospect-rankings-7-noah-chadwick">any prospect in the Leafs&#8217; organization</a> &#8211; not only this season but dating back to last year as well. He scored his 13th goal of the season against Medicine Hat on Friday, establishing a new career-high, and he tacked on an assist in Saturday&#8217;s loss to the Calgary Hitmen. Chadwick is up to 52 points with just a couple of games remaining in the regular season, a couple of points shy of the 56 he finished with last season. With his size and offensive toolkit, the biggest adjustment for Chadwick when he begins his professional career next fall will be the pace of play and finding a way to defend consistently at that level, but it&#8217;s looking like the Leafs might have something here.</p>
<h2><strong>Jacob Quillan</strong></h2>
<p>Marlies head coach John Gruden has leaned more heavily on Quillan since the departure of Fraser Minten <a href="https://theleafsnation.com/news/reaction-trade-grades-toronto-maple-leafs-brandon-carlo-boston-bruins-exchange-fraser-minten">at the trade deadline</a>, and Quillan has been up to the task. In the five games since then, Quillan has served as the team&#8217;s second-line centre, and he has put up three goals and two assists in that span. Now the top centre prospect in the organization, the Dartmouth native has seized the opportunity in front of him in the early going, contributing on the scoresheet in a big way while also playing a strong 200-foot game and being trusted on both special teams units. There might not be a clear path to more NHL playing time this season, but Quillan is <a href="https://twitter.com/TorontoMarlies/status/1900980562241769505">putting himself in a good spot</a> heading into 2025-26.</p>
<h2><strong>Miroslav Holinka</strong></h2>
<p>Holinka continued his solid rookie season in the WHL this past week, tallying two goals and an assist in three games. For the season, Holinka is up to 18 goals and 25 assists in 45 games while predominantly filling the role of first line centre for the Edmonton Oil Kings. His numbers don&#8217;t exactly jump off the page for draft+1 player in the CHL, but there are a lot of projectable tools in Holinka&#8217;s game that give him a chance to be a solid pro. The two-way game continues to come along, he&#8217;s got good hands in tight spaces, and he has started to show some more creativity as a playmaker. Since Holinka was drafted out of Europe before coming over to the CHL, the Leafs have the option to sign him and have him begin his pro career with the Marlies next season, so his situation will be one worth monitoring.</p>
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<p>&mdash; Western Hockey League (@TheWHL) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheWHL/status/1901383389279932585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 16, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<h2><strong>William Villeneuve</strong></h2>
<p>Villeneuve is a player who just keeps <a href="http://theleafsnation.com/news/why-toronto-maple-leafs-call-up-william-villeneuve-regular-season">looking more and more comfortable as the season goes on</a>, and he has continued to be a productive piece for the Marlies from the back end. With three assists against Providence on Wednesday and one more in each game against Charlotte over the weekend, the soon-to-be 23-year-old blueliner has seven points in his last four games and has established a new career-high with 29 points in 42 games. He isn&#8217;t quite knocking on the door to the NHL just yet, but it&#8217;s safe to say that he has put himself in a good spot to earn a second contract with the Leafs this offseason and a chance to continue his development in the organization.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Roni gets us on the board 👀 <a href="https://t.co/kXR0gTTZXe">pic.twitter.com/kXR0gTTZXe</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Toronto Marlies (@TorontoMarlies) <a href="https://twitter.com/TorontoMarlies/status/1899968911145144547?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<h2><strong>Sam McCue</strong></h2>
<p>The Leafs have to be feeling <em>really </em>good about the season that 2024 seventh-rounder Sam McCue is putting together, and he added to his impressive totals <a href="https://twitter.com/OHLHockey/status/1899977101694095581">this past week</a>. McCue scored once in Wednesday&#8217;s loss to Owen Sound and twice more in Saturday&#8217;s defeat at the hands of the Soo Greyhounds, giving him six goals in his last three games. So far this season, he has notched a new career-high of 33 goals in 52 games between Owen Sound and Flint while adding 19 assists. McCue is still far from being a surefire NHLer, but considering the goal-scoring prowess he has shown this season and the energetic, physical style he plays, the <a href="https://theleafsnation.com/news/sam-mccue-could-be-another-late-round-steal-for-the-toronto-maple-leafs">early returns on this late-round pick have been encouraging</a>.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Firebirds tie the game 🚨🤯<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NHLDraft?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NHLDraft</a> prospect Jimmy Lombardi steals the puck at the blue line and lays a sweet saucer pass to <a href="https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MapleLeafs</a> prospect Sam McCue who roofs it for his 31st of the season to even the score for the <a href="https://twitter.com/FlintFirebirds?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FlintFirebirds</a>!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OHL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OHL</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/CHLHockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CHLHockey</a> <a href="https://t.co/SwQhrFf8aq">pic.twitter.com/SwQhrFf8aq</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Ontario Hockey League (@OHLHockey) <a href="https://twitter.com/OHLHockey/status/1899977101694095581?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<h2><strong>Borya Valis</strong></h2>
<p>The newest Leafs prospect has been hot since signing his <a href="https://theleafsnation.com/news/maple-leafs-sign-whl-forward-borya-valis-3-year-contract">entry-level contract with the club</a>. Over the last five games, Valis has scored four goals, added a pair of assists, and fired 27 (!) shots on goal. As an overaged player in junior, Valis is supposed to be lighting up the league, and he has done just that over the last couple of weeks, bringing his season totals to 34 goals and 46 assists in 64 games. The Prince George Cougars have been one of the WHL&#8217;s top teams this season, and Valis is a big reason why. He&#8217;ll be leaned on heavily heading into the postseason, and depending on how far the Cougars go, <a href="https://theleafsnation.com/news/borya-valis-whatever-it-takes-maple-leafs-organization-win">we could see him make his pro debut</a> on an ATO later this spring.</p>
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<p>&mdash; Western Hockey League (@TheWHL) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheWHL/status/1901311455594766670?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 16, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<h2><strong>Joe Miller</strong></h2>
<p>Miller and his <a href="https://x.com/Kyle_Cush/status/1901679238039715852">Harvard Crimson teammates</a> had their season come to an end over the weekend with a crushing OT loss to Clarkson. This was Miller&#8217;s junior year of NCAA hockey, and it was a step back after a strong sophomore campaign a season ago. He finished the season with just five goals after potting 13 last season and totalled 23 points in 28 games after ending up with 27 points in 32 games in 2023-24. Given Miller&#8217;s small stature, his age, and the fact that he is a holdover from the previous regime, he&#8217;s at risk of becoming an afterthought for the Leafs&#8217; organization, but a strong senior year could help change some minds in the front office.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Joe Miller (<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LeafsForever?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LeafsForever</a>) finished his junior season at Harvard over the weekend. A bit of a step backwards for the 5&#39;9 winger and he&#39;ll need a big senior campaign to be in line for an NHL contract this time next year.</p>
<p>24-25 Totals: 28 GP, 5 G, 23 PTS <a href="https://t.co/WnerNdt21V">pic.twitter.com/WnerNdt21V</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Kyle Cushman (@Kyle_Cush) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kyle_Cush/status/1901679238039715852?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 17, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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Welcome back to another edition of the Leafs Prospect Roundup here at <a href="https://theleafsnation.com/combinations">The Leafs Nation</a>! We're going rapid-fire mode this week to catch you up on what some of the top youngsters in the organization have been up to, so strap in.
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<h2><strong>Easton Cowan</strong></h2>
Cowan hasn't had the same kind of explosive season that he had a year ago when he earned regular season and playoff MVP honours on his way to leading the London Knights to an OHL championship, but he has looked a lot more like that player in recent weeks. He started off last week with four primary assists in a 7-3 drubbing of the Guelph Storm on Tuesday, added two more helpers in a 3-1 victory over Saginaw on Friday, and extended his current point streak to nine games with two goals and an assist in a losing effort against Windsor on Sunday.

Over that nine-game point streak, Cowan has compiled a staggering nine goals and 14 assists, elevating his season totals to 29 goals and 39 assists in 45 games. Even with his recent run of dominance, he is still tracking well behind the numbers he produced last season, but that was always going to be difficult to replicate. If Cowan can maintain his current level of play heading into the postseason, he and the Knights will be well-positioned to find playoff success once again.

https://twitter.com/LondonKnights/status/1899618264042316123
<h2><strong>Dennis Hildeby</strong></h2>
After a <a href="https://theleafsnation.com/news/why-sending-down-dennis-hildeby-was-right-call-for-leafs">disjointed start to the season</a> that saw him spend as much time serving as the Leafs' backup as he spent in the Marlies' net, Hildeby has come on strong as of late. He started back-to-back games for the Marlies this past week, stopping 24 of the 26 shots he faced in a 4-2 win over the Providence Bruins on Wednesday, and he allowed just one goal on 22 shots in a 3-1 win over the Charlotte Checkers on Saturday. Over his last eight appearances, Hildeby has put up a save percentage of .919, and for the season, he's up a .906 save percentage through 22 games.
<h2><strong>Noah Chadwick</strong></h2>
Chadwick hasn't had the benefit of long hot streaks or huge nights on the score sheet, but he's been about as consistent as <a href="https://theleafsnation.com/news/2024-tln-maple-leafs-prospect-rankings-7-noah-chadwick">any prospect in the Leafs' organization</a> - not only this season but dating back to last year as well. He scored his 13th goal of the season against Medicine Hat on Friday, establishing a new career-high, and he tacked on an assist in Saturday's loss to the Calgary Hitmen. Chadwick is up to 52 points with just a couple of games remaining in the regular season, a couple of points shy of the 56 he finished with last season. With his size and offensive toolkit, the biggest adjustment for Chadwick when he begins his professional career next fall will be the pace of play and finding a way to defend consistently at that level, but it's looking like the Leafs might have something here.
<h2><strong>Jacob Quillan</strong></h2>
Marlies head coach John Gruden has leaned more heavily on Quillan since the departure of Fraser Minten <a href="https://theleafsnation.com/news/reaction-trade-grades-toronto-maple-leafs-brandon-carlo-boston-bruins-exchange-fraser-minten">at the trade deadline</a>, and Quillan has been up to the task. In the five games since then, Quillan has served as the team's second-line centre, and he has put up three goals and two assists in that span. Now the top centre prospect in the organization, the Dartmouth native has seized the opportunity in front of him in the early going, contributing on the scoresheet in a big way while also playing a strong 200-foot game and being trusted on both special teams units. There might not be a clear path to more NHL playing time this season, but Quillan is <a href="https://twitter.com/TorontoMarlies/status/1900980562241769505">putting himself in a good spot</a> heading into 2025-26.
<h2><strong>Miroslav Holinka</strong></h2>
Holinka continued his solid rookie season in the WHL this past week, tallying two goals and an assist in three games. For the season, Holinka is up to 18 goals and 25 assists in 45 games while predominantly filling the role of first line centre for the Edmonton Oil Kings. His numbers don't exactly jump off the page for draft+1 player in the CHL, but there are a lot of projectable tools in Holinka's game that give him a chance to be a solid pro. The two-way game continues to come along, he's got good hands in tight spaces, and he has started to show some more creativity as a playmaker. Since Holinka was drafted out of Europe before coming over to the CHL, the Leafs have the option to sign him and have him begin his pro career with the Marlies next season, so his situation will be one worth monitoring.

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<h2><strong>William Villeneuve</strong></h2>
Villeneuve is a player who just keeps <a href="http://theleafsnation.com/news/why-toronto-maple-leafs-call-up-william-villeneuve-regular-season">looking more and more comfortable as the season goes on</a>, and he has continued to be a productive piece for the Marlies from the back end. With three assists against Providence on Wednesday and one more in each game against Charlotte over the weekend, the soon-to-be 23-year-old blueliner has seven points in his last four games and has established a new career-high with 29 points in 42 games. He isn't quite knocking on the door to the NHL just yet, but it's safe to say that he has put himself in a good spot to earn a second contract with the Leafs this offseason and a chance to continue his development in the organization.

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<h2><strong>Sam McCue</strong></h2>
The Leafs have to be feeling <em>really </em>good about the season that 2024 seventh-rounder Sam McCue is putting together, and he added to his impressive totals <a href="https://twitter.com/OHLHockey/status/1899977101694095581">this past week</a>. McCue scored once in Wednesday's loss to Owen Sound and twice more in Saturday's defeat at the hands of the Soo Greyhounds, giving him six goals in his last three games. So far this season, he has notched a new career-high of 33 goals in 52 games between Owen Sound and Flint while adding 19 assists. McCue is still far from being a surefire NHLer, but considering the goal-scoring prowess he has shown this season and the energetic, physical style he plays, the <a href="https://theleafsnation.com/news/sam-mccue-could-be-another-late-round-steal-for-the-toronto-maple-leafs">early returns on this late-round pick have been encouraging</a>.

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<h2><strong>Borya Valis</strong></h2>
The newest Leafs prospect has been hot since signing his <a href="https://theleafsnation.com/news/maple-leafs-sign-whl-forward-borya-valis-3-year-contract">entry-level contract with the club</a>. Over the last five games, Valis has scored four goals, added a pair of assists, and fired 27 (!) shots on goal. As an overaged player in junior, Valis is supposed to be lighting up the league, and he has done just that over the last couple of weeks, bringing his season totals to 34 goals and 46 assists in 64 games. The Prince George Cougars have been one of the WHL's top teams this season, and Valis is a big reason why. He'll be leaned on heavily heading into the postseason, and depending on how far the Cougars go, <a href="https://theleafsnation.com/news/borya-valis-whatever-it-takes-maple-leafs-organization-win">we could see him make his pro debut</a> on an ATO later this spring.

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<h2><strong>Joe Miller</strong></h2>
Miller and his <a href="https://x.com/Kyle_Cush/status/1901679238039715852">Harvard Crimson teammates</a> had their season come to an end over the weekend with a crushing OT loss to Clarkson. This was Miller's junior year of NCAA hockey, and it was a step back after a strong sophomore campaign a season ago. He finished the season with just five goals after potting 13 last season and totalled 23 points in 28 games after ending up with 27 points in 32 games in 2023-24. Given Miller's small stature, his age, and the fact that he is a holdover from the previous regime, he's at risk of becoming an afterthought for the Leafs' organization, but a strong senior year could help change some minds in the front office.

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