DETROIT — One day before the Toronto Maple Leafs are set to visit the Detroit Red Wings, the club announced it was moving its third game of the season on Monday from 4 p.m. ET to 2 p.m. ET to avoid an overlap with Game 2 of the American League Championship Series.

“It's great for everybody in the city, to be honest,” Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube said. “But I'm good with the game being at 2 o'clock or 4 o'clock either way. But, you know, there's reasons why, and I get it.”

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The 2 p.m. ET change was also welcomed by Chris Tanev, a self-professed Jays fan.

“I’m sure we’ll have it on after the game in the room, but I’m going to try to get home for most of it afterwards,” Tanev said.

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The city of Detroit was buzzing on Friday night as the Detroit Tigers and Seattle Mariners battled for the final ALCS spot. The Mariners secured the victory in a wild 15-inning marathon, giving the Jays a potential advantage as Seattle exhausted its bullpen and faced a quick travel turnaround.

“A lot of travel too, right,” Berube suggested, pointing to Seattle’s quick turnaround before Game 1 in Toronto on Sunday. He added, “I'm excited to see the Jays against them and rooting for them.”

Berube also brought up that he got a chance to meet Jays manager John Schneider earlier in the season.

"He's just a solid guy. Very low-keyed and great to talk to and chat with and stuff like that. They welcomed me down in the locker room and stuff, so I had a great time with those guys and the coaches and met some players," he said.

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