John Tavares is on the verge of returning to the Toronto Maple Leafs' lineup, with Saturday’s game against the Edmonton Oilers a real possibility.

The Toronto Maple Leafs forward group will get a big boost to their lineup on Saturday as both forwards John Tavares and Matthew Knies will be in the lineup."They're good to go tonight, so it'll be great having them back in the lineup,

The Toronto Maple Leafs have been dealing with a host of injuries to key players, including Anthony Stolarz, John Tavares and Matthew Knies, the $2.775 million forward.

John Tavares is progressing well after suffering a lower-body injury during Toronto Maple Leafs practice just over two weeks ago. The 34-year-old got hurt during the team's power play drill after his skate got caught with defenseman Chris Tanev's,

The Toronto Maple Leafs are getting closer to full strength. As the Maple Leafs open up a four-game western road swing against the Edmonton Oilers Saturday night, they’ll be receiving a huge boost to their lineup,

Bottom line, Toronto’s top six forwards have been playing too short lately. Where the Maple Leafs usually closed ranks when any of their Core Four have been out of the lineup, notably if Auston Matthews or Mitch Marner get sidelined,