The Toronto Marlies are smack-dab in the middle of a transitional period.
Following an offseason of significant player movement at both organizational levels, the Maple Leafs’ affiliate could very well enter into next season with a roster that looks borderline unrecognizable from its iterations the previous two years. Those were relatively fluid Marlies teams, with players bucking the normal American League and staying in-house from one year to the next.
This time? Not so much.
Gone are veteran pillars in Vincent LoVerde, Colin Greening, and Chris Mueller – elder statesmen who each filled vital roles for the Marlies both in their forward corps and along the blueline.