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2019-2020 Calder Cup Finals, Game 5
Toronto vs San Antonio | Coca Cola Coliseum
Toronto leads series 3-1; San Antonio in Must-Win Scenario

Toronto Marlies Starting Lineup:

Agostino-Fitzgerald-Kossila
Luff-McKegg-Aberg
Engvall-Vandevelde-MacEachern
Korshkov-Rooney-Sabourin
Injured: Nico Sturm
Extras: D. Stafford, R. Clune

Staal-Liljegren
Schenn-Welinski
Sandin-Biega
Extras: T. Bjornfort, M. Taormina, K. Holzer, C. Rosen

Starter: Mike Smith
Backup: Viktor Fasth

San Antonio Lineup:

Steen-Blais-Maroon
Di Giuseppe-Kyrou-De La Rose
Sanford-Kostin-Terry
Walker-Darcy-Nastasiuk

Dotchin-Van Riemsdyk
Pouliot-Borgman
Walman-Mikkola

Starter: Ville Husso
Backup: Adam Wilcox

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MARLIES DEFEAT SAN ANTONIO 7-3, WIN CALDER CUP
Toronto wins series 4-1

Mike Smith stood tall, making 43 saves and three Marlies players had 3 points to lead the Marlies to a 7-3 victory.

Alex Biega would score his first of the playoffs at 8:06 of the first and Ryan Fitzgerald would add another at 10:03 for a quick 2-0 lead before Patrick Maroon would make it 2-1 at 14:21.

Kale Kossila would start the Marlies strong at 1:11 of the second but goals by Steen (04:10) & Borgman (15:27) would tie the game at 3.

The 3rd period is when San Antonio took a break. Kenny Agostino started it at 09:40, followed by Fitzgerald (16:53).

Yegor Korshkov (19:41) and Rasmus Sandin (19:54) would add goals in the last minute for the 7-3 final

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2019-2020 Awards Ceremony

Once again held in Vegas, the NHL 2019-2020 Awards were given out today

Stanley Cup Champions - Pittsburgh Penguins
President's Trophy - Boston Bruins (58-20-4, 120pts)

Art Ross - Connor McDavid (EDM)
Hart Memorial - Matthew Barzal (NYI)
James Norris - Victor Hedman (TB)
Lady Byng - M. Barzal (NYI)
Calder Memorial - Martin Necas (CAR)
Conn Smythe - Sidney Crosby (PIT)
Vezina - Tukka Rask (BOS)
William Jennings - Tukka Rask (BOS)
Bill Masterton - Slater Koekkoek (CHI)
Jack Adams - B. Kassian (VGK)
Frank Selke - Anze Kopitar (LAK)
Ted Lindsay - M. Barzal (NYI)
Maurice Richard - Jack Eichel (BUF)

Up next is Off Season Goals

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Hey, just got caught up. Tough loss vs Buffalo, but you are on the right track.

Any big offseason plans?

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Hey, just got caught up. Tough loss vs Buffalo, but you are on the right track.

Any big offseason plans?

Top 4 dman, likely to play with Hamonic on the second pairing (Reilly-Byfuglien is a good top pair when healthy) and maybe some depth defensemen. Of last year's bottom pairings, only Holl is signed for next year.

Also a Top 6 forward to play with Tavares or Matthews.

I'll be making a post about the teams offseason plans and players on the hot seat (with one particular surprise entry in that)

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A Year in Review: 2019-2020

The 2019-2020 Regular Season was good for most of the Leafs. The team finished 2nd in League Standings with a 49-25-8 record. William Nylander set career highs in just about all categories. Tavares and Matthews continue to provide a 1-2 punch down the middle and Reilly-Byfuglien are as good a top pairing as could be hoped

That said there are glaring holes. The team was out in the first round Against Buffalo, and a lot of players were no shows that series

•Middle pairing defensemen: Losing Morgan Reilly just before playoffs exposed the teams lack of depth after moving Barrie, Muzzin & Dermott earlier in the year. Although Travis Hamonic stepped in admirably on the top pairing, players like Dion Phaneuf (0-3-3, 7 games) and Paul Ladue, who was held pointless in the playoffs despite scoring 45 points for the Marlies, a career AHL high, was overwhelmed at times.

Top Line Left Wing: With Tavares and Matthews down the middle, and Nylander and Marner in right wing, the Leafs need a top line LW. This will allow the coach to spread the scoring. For example, the Leafs used 3players on Tavares LW when Nylander played RW with Marner on line 2 ( Matthews, Sheary, Kerfoot) , and neither could gel properly.

Now whether the team goes for these in free agency or trades remains to be seen

Hot Seat Players:

•Dion Phaneuf: Dion had a decent Regular Season with the Leafs (4-15-19, +5) but was just 0-3-3- and -1 in 7 Playoff games. If the Leafs can improve their top 6, Phaneuf may have a spot in the lineup; he did well playing on the 3rd pair

•Zach Hyman: Zach is a victim of depth. With the depth the Leafs have and chemistry that certain lineups formed, Hyman was stuck on line 4 and struggled to produce as a result of a the drop in ice time. Going 6-19-25 isn't the huge concern; the red flag is his -12 stat. That means he clearly cannot play in a defensive scheme and may not be back for next year; he is a pending UFA

Upcoming, 2020 Draft

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A Year in Review: 2019-2020

The 2019-2020 Regular Season was good for most of the Leafs. The team finished 2nd in League Standings with a 49-25-8 record. William Nylander set career highs in just about all categories. Tavares and Matthews continue to provide a 1-2 punch down the middle and Reilly-Byfuglien are as good a top pairing as could be hoped

That said there are glaring holes. The team was out in the first round Against Buffalo, and a lot of players were no shows that series

•Middle pairing defensemen: Losing Morgan Reilly just before playoffs exposed the teams lack of depth after moving Barrie, Muzzin & Dermott earlier in the year. Although Travis Hamonic stepped in admirably on the top pairing, players like Dion Phaneuf (0-3-3, 7 games) and Paul Ladue, who was held pointless in the playoffs despite scoring 45 points for the Marlies, a career AHL high, was overwhelmed at times.

Top Line Left Wing: With Tavares and Matthews down the middle, and Nylander and Marner in right wing, the Leafs need a top line LW. This will allow the coach to spread the scoring. For example, the Leafs used 3players on Tavares LW when Nylander played RW with Marner on line 2 ( Matthews, Sheary, Kerfoot) , and neither could gel properly.

Now whether the team goes for these in free agency or trades remains to be seen

Hot Seat Players:

•Dion Phaneuf: Dion had a decent Regular Season with the Leafs (4-15-19, +5) but was just 0-3-3- and -1 in 7 Playoff games. If the Leafs can improve their top 6, Phaneuf may have a spot in the lineup; he did well playing on the 3rd pair

•Zach Hyman: Zach is a victim of depth. With the depth the Leafs have and chemistry that certain lineups formed, Hyman had lower statistics; 6-19-25 isn't the huge concern; the red flag is his -12 stat, despite playing mostly on the 4th line.

Upcoming, 2020 Draft

Drop Phaneuf....

Can you post your lines again, with your depth in the Marlies? I thinks its time to package a few of those RWs (How did Robertson do) for a high flying LW. New winger and Johnsson can shift it up on L1 and L2 plus PPs...

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Drop Phaneuf....

Can you post your lines again, with your depth in the Marlies? I thinks its time to package a few of those RWs (How did Robertson do) for a high flying LW. New winger and Johnsson can shift it up on L1 and L2 plus PPs...

I'll do a position depth chart for my next post. Phaneuf was good as a bottom pairing defenseman, which was my original plan and where he played most of the ssaaon, but was heavily outplayed when asked to play middle pairing

Robertson played in the minor leagues this year. I'll add a prospect report as well

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Drop Phaneuf....

Can you post your lines again, with your depth in the Marlies? I thinks its time to package a few of those RWs (How did Robertson do) for a high flying LW. New winger and Johnsson can shift it up on L1 and L2 plus PPs...

Also Andreas Johnsson is no longer with the team. He was picked up by the expansion team Seattle Grizzlies in the expansion draft

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Also Andreas Johnsson is no longer with the team. He was picked up by the expansion team Seattle Grizzlies in the expansion draft

I realized that after I posted, my bad my friend.... Could you post your LW depth including ratings and pot???

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Toronto Maple Leafs Positional Depth Chart
Rankings are by Overall highest-lowest
Potential will be listed for players 25 and younger

Left Wing
•Zach Hyman - 81
•Conor Sheary - 81
•Mikka Salomaki - 78

Center;
•Auston Matthews - 90 (Elite, High)
•John Tavares - 90
•Alexander Kerfoot - 81 (Top 6, Med)
•J.T. Compher - 80 (Top 9, Med)
•Gaeten Haas - 78
•Dominic Moore - 78

Right Wing:
•Mitch Marner - 90 (Elite, Med)
•William Nylander - 86 (Elite, Med)
•Kasperi Kapenen - 82 (Top 9, High)
•Ilya Mikheyev - 80 (Top 9, Low)

Defense
•D. Byfuglien - 87
•Morgan Reilly - 87
•Travis Hamonic - 82
•Dion Phaneuf - 79
•Justin Holl - 79
•Jordan Schmaltz - 78
•Timothy Liljegren - 78 (19 games only)

Goalie:
•Frederik Andersen - 88
•Anton Khudobin - 83
•Jack Campbell - 80

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Toronto Marlies Positional Depth Chart
Rankings listed by Overall
Potential will be listed for players 25 and younger

Left Wing
•P. Engvall - 78 (Top 6, Low)
•M. MacEachern - 76
•K. Agostino - 75
•K. Kossila - 75

Center
•R. Fitzgerald - 76
•G. McKegg - 76
•K. Rooney - 75
•C. Vandevelde - 75
•N. Sturm -74

Right Wing:
•M. Luff - 76 (Top 9, Low)
•S. Sabourin - 75
•D. Stafford - 75
•Y. Korshkov - 72

Defense
•L. Schenn - 79
•A. Welinski - 79
•P. Ladue - 78
•R. Sandin - 78
•M. Staal - 78
•A. Biega - 77
•T. Bjornfort - 75 (Top 6, High)
•K. Holzer - 74
•M. Taormina - 74

Goalie:
•M. Smith - 80
•V. Fasth - 75
•J. Woll - 70 (Fringe Starter, Med)

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Toronto Maple Leafs Prospect Report (2019-2020)

Nicolas Robertson (Peterborough Petes)
Center. 18. Elite High
Games Played: 57
Goals: 19
Points: 61

Semyon Der-Arguchintsev (Peterborough Petes)
Center. 19. Franchise High
Games Played: 59
Goals: 21
Points: 63

Mikhail Abramov (Victoriaville Tigers)
Right Wing. 19. Top 6 High. 65 Overall
Games Played: 60
Goals: 32
Points: 82


Unsigned Prospects

Riley Stotts (Calgary Hitmen)
Center. 20. Elite High. 71 Overall
Games Played: 68
Goals: 44
Points: 104

Nathan Staios (Hamilton Bulldogs)
Defense. 19. Elite High. 65 Overall
Games Played: 65
Goals: 5
Points: 45
+/-: +21

Kari Pirronen (Windsor Spitfires (
Goalie. 18. Elite High. 76 Overall
Games Played: 8
Wins: 7
Save Percentage: .881%
Goals Again: 3.62 GAA

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Toronto Maple Leafs Retirements (2019-2020)

•Viktor Fasth
Record:
Toronto Marlies: 19 GP: 12-7-0, 4 Shutouts, .903, 2.29 GAA
NHL Career: 63GP, 26-33-0, 4 Shutouts, .904%, 2.79 GAA

Viktor Fasth was signed to be the backup for Mike Smith in the AHL Toronto Marlies. He hadn't played in North America since the 2014/2015 season when he went 6-18-0 in 26 games.

He found his groove in the Marlies system though, providing a stable security blanket I'd anything happened to Mike Smith. The performance of Joseph Woll underscored Fasths value to the team

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Toronto Maple Leafs Retirements (2019-2020)

•Viktor Fasth
Record:
Toronto Marlies: 19 GP: 12-7-0, 4 Shutouts, .903, 2.29 GAA
NHL Career: 63GP, 26-33-0, 4 Shutouts, .904%, 2.79 GAA

Viktor Fasth was signed to be the backup for Mike Smith in the AHL Toronto Marlies. He hadn't played in North America since the 2014/2015 season when he went 6-18-0 in 26 games.

He found his groove in the Marlies system though, providing a stable security blanket I'd anything happened to Mike Smith. The performance of Joseph Woll underscored Fasths value to the team

2020 NHL Draft Lottery Results

It seems the NHL really liked Edmonton. Although they didn't get first overall (more on that later), they jumped from 13th to 3rd. It'll be interesting to see who they pick now that they have better position.

The true winners this draft though is the Washington Capitals. Heading into the draft with the 14th overall pick, Washington had just a 1.5% chance to get the first overall pick. Well that's exactly what happened as the Capitals will pick first this year. Here is a list of the Top 15 as well as our position

1st: Washington Capitals
2nd: Ottawa Senators
3rd: Edmonton Oilers
4th: St Louis Blues
5th: Detroit Red Wings
6th: LA Kings
7th: Seattle Grizzlies
8th: Calgary Flames
9th: Columbus Blue Jackets
10th: Anaheim Ducks
11th: New Jersey Devils
12th: Minnesota Wild
13th: Colorado Avalanche
14th: Ottawa Senators (via NYI)
15th: Minnesota Wild (via PHI)

Toronto Maple Leafs Picks:
No Picks in First Round