Catching up with the Toronto Marlies weekend road trip

The Marlies flew to Boston and then went on a quest to clinch their playoff spot before anyone else does.

When we last left the Marlies, they were taking on Utica at home.

Since then they've gone on a road trip to some exciting parts of America.

March 11 in Portland

Their first road game was in Portland to face the Pirates, the Florida Panthers affiliate. This was their "what do you mean, we're a depleted team?" game. Most interested observers had assumed that with William Nylander, Nikita Soshnikov and Zach Hyman with the Leafs, the Marlies would struggle. What this failed to take into account was the return of top-scoring forward Mark Arcobello and helpers Josh Leivo and Bendan Leipsic, all…