November 30th, 2014. The Toronto Marlies lose 4-1 to the Lake Erie Monsters, on home ice. The team drops to 5-12-2 on the year after their ninth consecutive loss, and see themselves in the basement of the American Hockey League. Thirtieth place. Rock bottom.
In their ten year history, the team had never been worse. Since February 22nd, however, they've gone 18-6-0, including seven consecutive wins to finish the regular season. In a way, you can argue that the team has never been better, as they enter the 2015 Calder Cup Playoffs as a powerhouse seventh seed.
The Games
Toronto @ Iowa (Tuesday)
The last-place Wild were supposed to be an easy victim, but they were the first to strike in this one; Brady Brassart put his team up early and the lead carried throughout much of the second period.