I miss Griffith.
https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-marlies/2017/7/5/15910756/toronto-maple-leafs-marlies-roster-changes-brendan-leipsic-andrew-campbell-anotine-bibeau
Current Marlies, with more to come.
LW | | C | | RW |
Rychel | | Greening | | Kapanen |
Aaltonen* | | Moore | | Bracco* |
Soshnikov | | Brooks* | | |
Timashov | | Meuller | | |
Johnsson | | Gauthier+ | | |
Grundstrom* | | Fehr | | |
Lindberg | | Smith | | |
Clune | | | | |
LD | | RD |
Dermott | | Holl |
Valiev | | LoVerde |
Nielsen | | |
Rosen* | | |
Borgman* | | |
* Newbs
+ Busted
Oddly enough, the LW is a position of depth and strength on the Marlies, opposite of the Leafs' situation (until trades happen). Soshnikov is a left shot, but plays almost exclusively on the right side (shot happy), and should be on the Marlies to start the season thanks to waiver exemption and being not as good as everyone else on the right side. Kapanen might be a victim of waiver-exemption as well, so that'd inject some scoring.
Both Grundstrom, Johnsson, and Aaltonen can play RW thanks to Euro league experience. All of our Centres (so far) are lefties though, so that's not exactly ideal for the transition game if we're trucking up the ice with the easiest pass being to the backhand of at least one player. I think J.J. Piccinich gets an AHL contract (even though his rights haven't expired yet) as he really only tops out as bottom-6 AHL.
As is the case with the Leafs and the league as a whole, our LD side is overflowing, while our right side is a desert. Rosen can play RD, and Nielsen might as well shift over to take advantage of his shot, given that the defensive drop is pretty much moot with his terrible defense to begin with. Maybe Jesper Lindgren makes the trip across the Atlantic with so many other Swedes on the team to help him feel at home.