The Marlies haven’t undergone a whole lot of turnover in terms of the volume of players who have left the roster, but they have had to watch two of the best in the league at their position — Kasperi Kapanen and Travis Dermott — graduate off the team and be replaced with players who have far less experience in the league. Not to mention that Miro Aaltonen remains out due to injury. The remaining players have needed to step up, and after a brief period where they stumbled, they eventually have.
Secondary scorers Ben Smith, Chris Mueller, and Colin Greening have had to become primary guys with the young players having to fill their roles.