With the amount of AHL contracted players the Toronto Maple Leafs organization have signed, a significant portion of their ECHL affiliate, the Newfoundland Growlers, are property of the Toronto Marlies.
On Friday, that percentage grew even higher as the Marlies announced the signing of goaltender Parker Gahagen to an AHL contract.
On the surface, this is a very minor move. The Marlies are locking up who is currently the Growlers number one option in goal, in case any other AHL teams came knocking.
Toronto did something similar last year when Michael Garteig was upgraded from an ECHL contract to an AHL contract on December 11, 2018.