Similar to the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Marlies kicked off their season with a whole host of new faces in the lineup.
The Toronto Marlies have had an immense amount of roster turnover this summer. As of the start of the season, the Marlies have 16 new players on their roster from the end of last year’s regular season, with another two currently out injured on the Toronto Maple Leafs IR.
Needless to say, watching the Toronto Marlies this season will be a very different viewing experience than last year. Just look at the list of players that appeared in 40-plus games for the Marlies last year and how many departures there are.
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There are only five (!) Marlies returning that played 40 or more games for the club last season. Key contributors in Chris Mueller (Syracuse), Calle Rosen (Colorado), and even Michael Carcone (Belleville) have all left via free agency or trade. Then you have the graduates in Trevor Moore, Dmytro Timashov, and Rasmus Sandin who all made the Toronto Maple Leafs out of camp.
This is a very different Marlies squad, so let’s get you all up to date on who the key names to follow are, the new additions you should be excited by, and what the Marlies expectations are for 2019-20.