The half-way point of a team’s season is probably as good a time as any to take a step back and evaluate everything that has come before it. Doing so before then is likely too early, while reserving judgement until the three-quarter pole is almost certainly too late.
So, half-way it is, then.
With the AHL season now 50% in the books, fans have been made witness to the various highs and lows of the rollercoaster that has been the Toronto Marlies’ 2018-19 campaign. Obviously, such a rickety ride has generated more than a few questions in regards to the present and future of the Maple Leafs’ foremost branch of player development.