Just when you thought the Toronto Marlies were done at the contract table, they&#8217;ve found a way to sneak yet another deal in. The team announced today that they&#8217;ve agreed to terms with defenceman Alex Gudbranson, signing him to a one-year, two-way (AHL/ECHL) contract.
Gudbranson was <a href="https://theleafsnation.com/2017/02/14/marlies-add-alex-gudbranson-via-loan-from-wild/">originally acquired on a loan basis by the organization this winter</a>, coming in from the Iowa Wild to shore up a rather injury-ridden defensive core. However, the Orleans, Ontario native didn&#8217;t exactly get to play a ton of hockey, dressing in just four games for the team from mid-February on, scoring no points and taking a single penalty.
With the deal signed, the Marlies add to their core of right-handed defenceman, which currently consists of Justin Holl, Vincent LoVerde, Michael Paliotta, and now Gudbranson. The team could also have Alexey Marchenko and/or Timothy Liljegren coming down to join that depth chart, though neither are considered high probability transactions at the moment.
If I were a betting person, I wouldn&#8217;t expect to see much of him in the Toronto lineup next year; it&#8217;s much more likely that he&#8217;ll be a call-up option that spends his time with the Orlando Solar Bears. But hey, options are good to have, right?

Just when you thought the Toronto Marlies were done at the contract table, they've found a way to sneak yet another deal in. The team announced today that they've agreed to terms with defenceman Alex Gudbranson, signing him to a one-year, two-way (AHL/ECHL) contract.

Gudbranson was <a href="https://theleafsnation.com/2017/02/14/marlies-add-alex-gudbranson-via-loan-from-wild/">originally acquired on a loan basis by the organization this winter</a>, coming in from the Iowa Wild to shore up a rather injury-ridden defensive core. However, the Orleans, Ontario native didn't exactly get to play a ton of hockey, dressing in just four games for the team from mid-February on, scoring no points and taking a single penalty.

With the deal signed, the Marlies add to their core of right-handed defenceman, which currently consists of Justin Holl, Vincent LoVerde, Michael Paliotta, and now Gudbranson. The team could also have Alexey Marchenko and/or Timothy Liljegren coming down to join that depth chart, though neither are considered high probability transactions at the moment.

If I were a betting person, I wouldn't expect to see much of him in the Toronto lineup next year; it's much more likely that he'll be a call-up option that spends his time with the Orlando Solar Bears. But hey, options are good to have, right?

Marlies sign Alex Gudbranson to AHL contract

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