Toronto Marlies - 2026 Calder Cup Champs (All Purpose Prospects Discussion)

[paul9kariya]

Villeneuve left his brain on the bench there. Holy lol

 

[Jmo89]

That was one ugly giveaway.

 

[LaPlante94]

Probably should find a new pair. Mermis and Villeneuve aren't the best together. It's sad because Rifai and Danford been great together but might need to split those 2 up to help those 2 out a bit.

 

[Maplebeasts]

Gentleman's sweep?

 

[aingefan]

Damn. What a weird playoff….maybe their best game and they lose. Get outplayed and win.

Makes tomorrow night exciting at least?

 

[Maplebeasts]

and that's why Villen00b will never be trusted

He's probably been their best defenseman in the playoffs but sure.

 

[Rare Jewel]

Make amends tomorrow.

 

[BertCorbeau]

Too bad, a sweep in the finals is hard. Liked how they came back after losing the lead

Have faith for tomorrow

Villy was a bad bad one

 

[SprDaVE]

One play doesn't make a player... Villeneuve has been very good.

Marlies had a great game, just a few break downs and AA wasn't going to stay near perfect forever. It happens.

 

[6ix]

AA hero last game couldn’t make the big save this game

 

[horner]

I played defence never a backhanded pass in the dzone.
Why is it so common now.
You have no control of the puck

The Leafs do it all the time maybe 30 % work.

 

[Gabriel426]

I can relate to that. It could have been, and should have been, the last hockey game of the season.

I am more like drinking from the Canada game as I live in Vancouver

 

[GordieHoweHatTrick]

20G, 45 Pts feels like the mark. Little over half a point a game, middle 6 LW (mostly 3rd line)

Yea 40-45 points while not cheating the game. I think he can contribute positively with 14-15 mins per game. We’ll see where his development will go from there.

 

[notDatsyuk]

Gentleman's sweep?

I've never heard that term before.

I immediately knew exactly what it meant, and I love it.

 

[Mike1]

Tough result. They played so well for most of the game but couldn’t hold the lead. The Marlies have always bounced back during this run, hopefully the have enough in the tank to finish this off.

 

[Fogelhund]

Canada won
Nasdaq up 500 points
If Marlies can win tonight, it will be a great start to the weekend

Well, with the Iran US deal suspended, you might just be giving back much of those NASDAQ gains today.

 

[Larcos_Unal]

He's probably been their best defenseman in the playoffs but sure.

Yes but if he was trusted he'd already be in the NHL, he's already 24 and has never had a sniff

 

[supermann_98]

Yes but if he was trusted he'd already be in the NHL, he's already 24 and has never had a sniff

But he DID have a sniff this year, towards the end of the year and surprisingly Berube had good things to say about his performance.

Ya never know with slower developing guys like him, he may turn into the next Raddysh for all we know. If hate to see another team scoop up the patience and development time the Leafs have invested in him and he turns into a solid NHLer elsewhere without being given a 40-50 game runway.

After this Marlies run I'd say he certainly earned it

 

[aingefan]

Game day.
I like that there’s more hockey.
Lots of good in yesterday’s game.
Put the pedal to the metal here for the boistrous hometown crowd.

 

[aingefan]

Let’s go Marlies
Clap clap, clap clap clap

 

[MSZ]

Villeneuve needs a strong game to make up for last night's loss.

 

[aingefan]

Lil line shuffling by coach G.
Cowan with Shaw Lettieri.
L4 the same (Sim Johnstone Pezzetta)
Quillan centring Haymes and Nylander
Goulx with Pare and Tverberg.

 

[fahad203]

Villeneuve needs a strong game to make up for last night's loss.

He just needs to play his game. He's been solid
Same with AA. Both just needs to calm down, play their games

 

[aingefan]

Good rush by Pare.

 

[Phion Keneuf]

AA is gonna want that one back. Time for a Marlies goal