A busy holiday weekend, indeed.

Not only did the Maple Leafs have a rare Sunday afternoon practice, it came when most of the players probably would have preferred relaxing at home and preparing to have Thanksgiving dinner with their families.

A practice on Sunday was always on the Leafs’ schedule, but a good effort and performance in Detroit on Saturday, and victory against the Red Wings, might have resulted in a day off.

Not so, as the Leafs weren’t sharp in a 6-3 loss. Coach Craig Berube put the club through a brisk 20-minute workout on Sunday before the players scattered to get their fill of turkey, stuffing and pumpkin pie.

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Easton Cowan practised on the right side of the Leafs’ top line with captain Auston Matthews and Matthew Knies. That’s where Cowan, the Leafs’ first

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