5 Toronto Maple Leafs Prospects That Should Be On Standby
The Toronto Maple Leafs’ AHL affiliate Toronto Marlies season is officially cancelled.
To nobody’s shock, the AHL decided to cancel the regular season this week, which means many Toronto Maple Leafs prospects are officially out of work for the time-being.
Although the AHL season has been cancelled, that doesn’t have any affect on the NHL’s regular season and playoffs.
As mentioned earlier this week, there are a number of different factors that led to the cancellation of the AHL season, with revenue generation being the most important.
Without paying fans, the AHL doesn’t have enough financial backing to continue, whereas the NHL has a better opportunity thanks to their TV deals.
With the Marlies finished season, their GM Laurence Gilman made an interesting note, as mentioned below in a Tweet by Leafs reporter Kristen Shilton.
Marlies GM Laurence Gilman said a certain number of Marlies have been told they’re on standby to join #Leafs if NHL returns. Organization has conducted exit interviews with all players
— Kristen Shilton (@kristen_shilton) May 11, 2020
As you can see, a few players will be asked to stick around if an NHL season resumes. That means that some players will be able to stop working out and enjoy their summer early, whereas a number of players will have to keep their body in shape in case they get the call-up.
Although, the season is far from returning, here are five Marlies that should be on standby if the NHL season resumes.