It’s really crazy to think just how drastically the perception of Garret Sparks has declined over the course of a calendar year. June 14th 2018, and Sparks is hoisting a Calder Cup to cap off an extraordinary 2017-2018 campaign in which he was crowned as the league’s best goaltender and solidified himself as an NHL-calibre…
After a fluky no-call in double OT of Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Toronto Marlies’ season has come to a close. Jacob Stoller and Mike Stephens take you through the Marlies’ run and they take a look back at the progressions of some of the Leafs’ most coveted prospects. Where to Listen?…
The Toronto Marlies’ season came to an end on a sour note, thanks to a controversial no-call right before Checkers forward Morgan Geekie scored the game-winning goal in double overtime to give Charlotte a 4-3 win and eliminate the Marlies from the Eastern Conference Finals. 1:35 into the second overtime period, Checkers forward Steven Lorentz…
As the Toronto Marlies, down 3-2 in the Eastern Conference Finals, approach Game 6 against the Charlotte Checkers, there is no shortage of confidence within the Leafs’ AHL affiliate. “We got confidence in this group,” Trevor Moore told reporters after the Marlies’ 4-1 loss in Game 5. “We really believe that we can win two…
With three goals, including the overtime winner, and an assist in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals, 23-year-old prospect Michael Carcone’s performance was the driving force of the Toronto Marlies’ 4-3 win on Thursday evening. “It’s big time. That’s the only words,” Jeremy Bracco, Carcone’s linemate, said post game. “It’s playoff hockey. This is…
This week on Leafs on Deck, Marlies reporters Jacob Stoller and Mike Stephens discussed… – The Marlies’ back to back losses in Game 2 and 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals. – Whether or not Mason Marchment has had a good playoff showing (Jake thinks so, Mike does not) – Why Pierre Engvall is destined…
If there’s one prospect in the Toronto Maple Leafs organization whose skillset is somewhat of a liaison between the differing philosophies that Mike Babcock and Kyle Dubas have when it comes bottom-six personnel, it’s Mason Marchment. Standing at 6’4 204 lbs, size is far from the only thing Marchment brings to the table. He has…
On this weeks episode of Leafs on Deck, the guys welcomed on Rachel Doerrie, formerly of The New Jersey Devils and The Athletic, to discuss the ins-and-outs of the Maple Leafs’ development system. Rachel assisted the organization at their 2017 development camp. Rachel gives us her perspective of the Leafs’ current personnel– from Mike Babcock,…
On this weeks episode of Leafs on Deck, Jake and Mike discuss: – How Jake, and many people, were wrong about these Toronto Marlies. – Recap of the Marlies’ first round sweep – How the Marlies looked against Cleveland in Game one – Why Sheldon Keefe should be the Marlies’ next head coach. – The…
The Toronto Marlies’ odds of winning a second straight Calder Cup championship have drastically risen over the course of the last two weeks. In the days leading up to the Marlies’ first round series sweep over the Rochester Americans, the Marlies appeared far from equipped to win back to back calder cups for the first time…
The Toronto Maple Leafs didn’t want to recall Michael Hutchinson from the AHL and deflate the Marlies’ hopes of a sizeable playoff run, but they had to. Desperate times had called for desperate measures. Garret Sparks’ season-long struggles forced the Maple Leafs to re-evaluate their backup goalie position and clearly they came to the reality that…
