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Toronto Maple Leafs February AHL Prospect Review

By Mark VanderLugt

TORONTO, ON - FEBRUARY 11: Kasperi Kapanen #24 of the Toronto Maple Leafs celebrates with team-mate Jason Spezza #19 after scoring the game winning goal against the Arizona Coyotes at the Scotiabank Arena on February 11, 2020 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Andrew Lahodynskyj/NHLI via Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - FEBRUARY 11: Kasperi Kapanen #24 of the Toronto Maple Leafs celebrates with team-mate Jason Spezza #19 after scoring the game winning goal against the Arizona Coyotes at the Scotiabank Arena on February 11, 2020 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Andrew Lahodynskyj/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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TORONTO, ON – FEBRUARY 11: Kasperi Kapanen #24 of the Toronto Maple Leafs celebrates with team-mate Jason Spezza #19 after scoring the game winning goal against the Arizona Coyotes at the Scotiabank Arena on February 11, 2020 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Andrew Lahodynskyj/NHLI via Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON – FEBRUARY 11: Kasperi Kapanen #24 of the Toronto Maple Leafs celebrates with team-mate Jason Spezza #19 after scoring the game winning goal against the Arizona Coyotes at the Scotiabank Arena on February 11, 2020 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Andrew Lahodynskyj/NHLI via Getty Images) /

This season has been nothing short of a roller coaster ride for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

From Mike Babcock getting fired and Sheldon Keefe taking over,  to the unusual number of injuries, it has been a bit of a crazy season for the Toronto Maple Leafs.  One silver lining is these injuries have allowed us to get a closer look at certain prospects.

The Leafs record since Keefe stepped in is 21-9-4, and considering all the injuries, this is absolutely bananas. Just to give you an idea of how badly Keefe is missed on the Marlies and how bad the injuries have gotten, the Marlies have gone 14-17-1-1, after starting the season at 11-2-2-1.

To be fair, Sandin, Liljegren and Engvall have all been  been called up to the Leafs and these three are some of the best players on the Marlies. Marincin is also with the Leafs, who seems to play like Bobby Orr as soon he puts on a Marlies sweater.

The task Greg Moore has been tasked with, certainly is not easy, he’s done better than I expected, given that this team has been ransacked with transactions and injuries. Greg hasn’t even gotten to get a full training camp with this roster, to see what he exactly has in the proper light. Greg Moore came into the Toronto Maple Leafs organization from the USHL program, coaching the Chicago Steel.

Interesting note, Greg Moore coached the Steel all the way to the finals in the 2018-19 season. On this roster, however, was notable Leaf pick, Nick Abruzzese, taken in the 4th round this previous draft.

Abruzzese isn’t on this list, but here is your monthly Marlies prospect update, beginning with Adam Brooks.

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