The Leafs made an expected announcement today that Michael Hutchinson will return to the Marlies.
I say expected, and yet we all thought a trip through waivers had to come first. Perhaps it did, and no one noticed or reported on it, or perhaps our information — that Hutchinson had seen enough NHL time to require waivers to return to the AHL — was wrong. It is a little weird that they announced this after noon.
With the news earlier that Trevor Moore is back with the club, and the unofficial report that Martin Marincin is going to Slovakia to play in the World Championships at home, the Marlies now have all their eligible players back they will receive.