As you’ve likely already read about either here or here or here or here, the Toronto Marlies are having a rough go of it at the moment.
This was not supposed to happen.
Racing out to an underwhelming record of 10-10-3-2 across the season’s initial 25 games is a jarring reality check for the former AHL giant, dropping the Marlies down to 6th in the North Division standings and burying them beneath a duo of inferior opponents in the Belleville Senators and Utica Comets.
To make matters worse, Wednesday night brought forth an enticing matchup against the first-place Syracuse Crunch and presented an opportunity for the Marlies to make a dent in the divisional standings.