2/23: Marlies This Week and a Waiver Lesson
Your weekly Marlies release followed by some clarifications on re-entry waiver status with help from Leafs assistant GM Claude Loiselle:
"Last Week:
The Marlies went 3-1-0-0 last week in their four games, all against division opponents....
3/8: Marlies This Week
Your weekly Marlies release:
"Last Week:
The Marlies went 2-1-1-0 during their four games last week, moving into third in the tight North Division standings. Toronto began their week on Tuesday morning with a 3-1 loss...
3/15: Marlies This Week
As the Marlies continue their push for the playoffs with two games this week, they will be without their best point producer in Nazem Kadri as big club duty calls. He has certainly earned...
3/22: Marlies This Week
With the ink just dry on his new two-year contract with the Maple Leafs (he'll play on an Amateur Tryout Contract for the balance of the 2010-11 campaign before the entry level deal takes...
Marlies This Week: Post Mortem
Much like the parent Maple Leafs, the Marlies will look back ruefully at a bad start and a poor powerplay in assessing the damage of a playoff-less 2010-11 season. With AHL playoff seeding decided...
Don’t Sweatt It: Frattin signs with the Leafs
Update: Claude Loiselle, Leafs' assistant GM and cap guru, tells MLHS the cap hit on Frattin's deal is $1.3 million/year, and they will indeed burn a year of his two-year ELC by playing him...
Matt Frattin & Joe Colborne Scouting Reports
Below are a few notes on Joe Colborne and Matt Frattin from their Leafs debut.
Before getting to the scouting reports, I want to state that it is inconceivable to judge these players based on...
Marlies Sign Irwin to AHL Contract
According to the Toronto Marlies Twitter feed, Brayden Irwin (signed out of the NCAA toward the end of the 2009-10 season by the Leafs, but a free agent during the 2011 offseason) has signed...
10/18: Marlies This Week
Marlies This Week is back at MLHS for the 2011-12 season. The baby Buds are off to a 3-1 start, highlighted by three-goal, seven-point weeks for Joe Colborne and Joey Crabb. Your weekly release...
10/26: Marlies This Week
Joey Crabb and Joe Colborne continue to lead the way. Your weekly release from the Marlies:
"The Marlies took three out of a possible four points over the weekend. They opened their weekend with a...
11/3: Marlies This Week
Toronto is in Texas tonight as Matt Frattin makes his Marlies debut in Joey Crabb's place on the top line alongside Joe Colborne and Jerry D'Amigo. Here's your weekly release from the Marlies:
"The Marlies...
11/18: Marlies This Week
Expect a callup or two from the Marlies shortly as the list of casualties has grown to six with Matthew Lombardi and Mike Komisarek out three weeks apiece (upper body injuries). A timeline on...
11/24: Marlies This Week
The Marlies have been faring just fine as of late without top scorers Joe Colborne and Joey Crabb. Your weekly release from the Marlies:
"The Marlies went 3-0-0-0 in their three games last ...
Marlies Notepad
With the Leafs only playing two games this week, I headed out to the Ricoh Coliseum and took in a Marlies game. I don't know how consistently I'll be going to the games and...
11/29: Marlies This Week
Over the weekend, the Marlies swept a back-to-back against the first-placed Eastern Conference team, the St. John's IceCaps. They now sit first in the North Division with 27 points and a 12-5-2-1 record. With...
12/8: Marlies This Week
The Marlies continue to churn out wins. They've collected 13 of their last 14 points as Nazem Kadri, Marcel Mueller, Mike Zigomanis, and Mark Owuya have led the way. An excess of depth has...
12/15: Marlies This Week
The Marlies keep on rolling. Nazem Kadri, Marcel Mueller and Mike Zigomanis are tied for the team points scoring lead at 22, while Joe Colborne has two assists in two games since returning to the...
12/28: Marlies This Week
The Marlies have been slowing down as of late but still own top spot in the North Division. Your weekly release from the Marlies:
"The Marlies dropped a 6-3 contest to the Hamilton Bulldogs...
1/18: Marlies This Week
Your weekly AHL update courtesy of the Toronto Marlies:
"The Marlies went 2-2-0-0 over their past four games on the road. Toronto played a two game series against the St. Johns IceCaps to begin the...
1/25: Marlies This Week
"The Marlies scored seven times to drop the Hamilton Bulldogs 7-2 at Ivor Wynne Stadium on Saturday afternoon. After the Bulldogs went ahead 1-0 just 27 seconds into the game, the Marlies responded with...