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2017-18 Marlies

The Marlies are steamrolling their division right now, and among the top 3 teams in the league.

They have the best goal differential (+25), the second fewest goals allowed (35, while the lowest at 33 has played 4 fewer games and is -4), and the second most goals for (65, 2 behind the leaders with 67 who have both played one more game), all with a fairly inconsistent lineup. Only 5 players have played every game so far (Smith, Timashov, Greening, Rychel, Mueller).

Sparks is also playing on fire.
https://twitter.com/JeffVeillette/status/933558831254331392
 
Sparks leads all AHL goalies in GAA (1.56) and Sv% (0.946), and is tied for 1st in wins (9) and shutouts (2). He's the clear cut best goalie in the AHL right now.

Bibeau is also having a hell of a season for San Jose's AHL affiliate. He's only 4-3 but he has a 1.82 GAA and 0.933 Sv%.
 
That's great news. I had (still have?) serious doubts about him turning into anything, but maybe he's actually got a chance.
 
Timothy Liljegren gets the in-depth profile treatment
https://theathletic.com/165235/2017/11/25/timothy-liljegren-ahead-of-the-curve-on-and-off-the-ice-with-marlies/
 
Marlies continuing to set fire to the league, and sit 16-4 in their first 20 games this season, thanks to (very) solid goaltending, a mobile defense corps, and scoring from all four lines.

https://twitter.com/JeffVeillette/status/934930050062827520
https://twitter.com/JeffVeillette/status/934932291045822464
 
Bullfrog said:
That's great news. I had (still have?) serious doubts about him turning into anything, but maybe he's actually got a chance.
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It seems that goalies can have a much more extended development curve, but skaters seem to top out at 22-23 years old.
 
https://m.soundcloud.com/leafs-geeks/episode-72-prospect-update-with-scott-wheeler

Scott Wheeler joins LeafsGeeksPodcast to review the progress of some Marlies. He also dips into what's up with non-Marlies prospects towards the end.

Dermott is getting the Rielly treatment this season, getting a load of defensive matchups and PK-only, hence his numbers this year.
 
The Athletic took a deep-dive into Garret Sparks' game.
https://theathletic.com/166961/2017/11/27/behind-the-save-the-technical-side-of-toronto-marlies-starter-garret-sparks/

Very goaltender-speak heavy analysis (i.e. I like it). And you can get a pretty good glimpse at how out of depth most announcers are when trying to discuss goaltending during games.
 
http://faceoffcircle.ca/2017/11/27/making-case-marlies-remaining-captainless/

The Marlies (#TeamDubas) fill me with so much hope. They have so much depth that they can't afford to name a #gudpro captain that they'd be forced to play every game. Their cycle of high quality depth coming in and out of the lineup on any given night, especially those standard AHL 3-in-3 weekends, means we usually have the freshest legs ready to go.

If the Leafs didn't have Komarov, Martin, Moore, and sometimes Bozak bogging down the lineup, I can imagine guys like Kapanen, Leivo, Soshnikov, Johnsson, Timashov rotating in and out per the team style we're facing, back to backs, etc. Or maybe keep someone like Martin in that mix for heavier nights. There's a feminine hygiene product metaphor in there somewhere.
 
As Smith and Marchment's hot starts wane, a new wave of contributions arise.

https://twitter.com/JeffVeillette/status/940348471676145665
 
https://twitter.com/kyledubas/status/952264248234721280

At first I thought Dubas was just not good at this emoji flirting thing, and then I realized he was just showing how good his staff and team are.
 
herman said:
https://twitter.com/kyledubas/status/952264248234721280

At first I thought Dubas was just not good at this emoji flirting thing, and then I realized he was just showing how good his staff and team are.
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I wonder if we'll see Keefe move up to assistant coach with the Leafs once more of his players start to graduate (next season?).
 
Any word on  Dzierkals, he was called up by Marlie but appears not to be playing, is he riding the pine or injured?  Can't see a recall to the Solar Bears?
 
This is pretty great.
http://faceoffcircle.ca/2018/01/13/aged-based-look-nhl-teams-use-ahl-affiliates/
 
Highlander said:
Any word on  Dzierkals, he was called up by Marlie but appears not to be playing, is he riding the pine or injured?  Can't see a recall to the Solar Bears?
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He played 4 games in the last two weeks of December. On Dec 29, he was returned to the Solar Bears.
 
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