This isn’t exactly an opportune time for many students or interns to break in with the Maple Leafs.

Already with a proven, veteran-laden roster, not a lot of names jumped off the page Tuesday when the club revealed the 26 players invited to this week’s rookie camp, starting Thursday in Toronto before the weekend Prospects Showdown tournament in Montreal.

The most notable is right winger Easton Cowan, who in — a perfect world — would step into the skates of his role model, departed all-star Mitch Marner. In reality, the first-round pick from 2023 is in tough to get a full-time role anywhere on the flanks to avert starting his first pro year as a full-time member of the Toronto Marlies.

Having traded Fraser Minten to Boston in the Brandon Carlo deal at last season’s deadline, the remainin

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