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John Gruden on Easton Cowan's giveaway costing the Marlies late in Game 4: "It's not going to define who he is as a person or a Toronto Maple Leaf... He's a pro and a gamer, and he'll bounce back."

The head coach after a tough 4-3 loss 👇

John Gruden on Easton Cowan's giveaway costing the Marlies late in Game 4: "It's not going to define who he is as a Toronto Maple Leaf... He's a pro and a gamer, and he'll bounce back" Toronto Marlies head coach John Gruden discusses his team’s 4-3 loss to the WBS Penguins in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference final. The series is now tied 2-2. On the team conceding three goals in the second period: Their goalie made some really big saves early to keep it at 2-0. They got a […]

The Toronto Marlies are in need of a response tonight after a frustrating, controversial, poorly officiated Game 3 loss 👇

William Villeneuve sets franchise playoff points record, Toronto Marlies in need of a response after a frustrating, controversial Game 3 loss “I thought we did a lot of good things. We scored the late goal in the second. I thought we came out really well in the third. We got playing in a four-on-four with these guys, and we missed a check down there. They had a line rush 3-on-2, and they made us pay. They […]

John Gruden on the officiating in the Marlies' Game 3 loss to WBS: "They're trying to protect the goalies, and they should... They said they would start taking one, but it just seems like it's one of our guys, not one of theirs."

John Gruden on the officiating in the Marlies' Game 3 loss to WBS: "They're trying to protect the goalies, and they should... They said they would start taking one, but it just seems like it's one of our guys, not one of theirs" Toronto Marlies head coach John Gruden discusses his team’s 5-3 loss to the WBS Penguins in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference final. On the deciding factors in the result: I thought we did a lot of good things. We scored the late goal in the second. I thought we came out really well in […]

John Chayka continued to reshape the Leafs' front office with two new hires today, including new AGM Judd Brackett.

On Brackett's track record in VAN and Minny, alignment on analytics, and more 👇

John Chayka continues reshaping Maple Leafs' front office, hires Judd Brackett as new AGM John Chayka continued to reshape the Maple Leafs’ front office on Monday, hiring Judd Brackett as an AGM (Player Evaluation) and Freddie Hamilton as Chief of Staff. It’s hard to figure out what’s going on with this theme of Leafs managers owning restaurants outside of hockey, but maybe it’s ...

Michael Pezzetta scored his second straight game-winner (this time in bizarre fashion), AA remained a rock between the pipes, and Ben Danford got the post-game belt in a massive Game 2 win for the Toronto Marlies 👇

Michael Pezzetta comes up clutch again, Toronto Marlies head home with a 2-0 series lead in Eastern Conference Final “It was one of our better games, I thought. Over 60 minutes, we did a lot of good things. We were better tonight than we were in Game 1. We have to bottle up a lot of what we did there and use it. We have to realize that, at the end of the day, […]

John Gruden on the Marlies' fourth line scoring back-to-back game winners to take a 2-0 series lead: "We don't really have a one-through-four. We have four lines that can all play the game."

The head coach after a 2-1 OT W 👇

John Gruden on the Marlies' fourth line scoring back-to-back game winners to take a 2-0 series lead: "We have four lines that can all play the game" Toronto Marlies head coach John Gruden discusses his team’s 2-1 overtime victory over the WBS Penguins in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference final. On Michael Pezzetta scoring a game-winner in back-to-back games: If you look at the playoffs for any team that continues to have success, the top lines ...

A series upset usually has to start with at least a split on the road. Mission accomplished for the Toronto Marlies in Wilkes-Barre 👇

Pezzetta scores game-winner, Akhtyamov wins goaltending battle as Toronto Marlies score late goal to stun WBS in Game 1 “I thought we played really well in moments, but we still know how dangerous they are in their transition game. We got a little cute on a few shifts there, but again, it is a bend-don’t-break mentality, and when it matters the most, our group finds a way to show up. This is a best-of-seven, […...

John Gruden on the Marlies’ fourth line scoring the game-winner in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final: “They’re the heartbeat of our team at times.”

The head coach after a "huge" 4-2 victory to open the series 👇

John Gruden on the Marlies' fourth line scoring the winner in Game 1 of the ECF: "They're the heartbeat of our team at times" Toronto Marlies head coach John Gruden discusses his team’s 4-2 victory over the WBS Penguins in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference final. On starting the fourth line (Pezzetta-Johnston-Johnson) to begin the game, and the line coming through with the game-winner in the third period: They’re the he...

Now playing with house money after three straight winner-take-all victories, the Marlies' reward is a matchup with the vaunted WBS Penguins, starting tonight in Wilkes-Barre. Eastern Conference Final series preview 👇

Toronto Marlies vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins: Eastern Conference Finals Series Preview & Schedule Against all expectations, the Toronto Marlies have bested the rest in the North Division. They did it the hard way, becoming the third team in AHL history to win three winner-take-all games in a single Calder Cup postseason. Now playing with house money, the Marlies’ reward is a matchup with the v...

John Gruden on the benefits of a deep run by the Marlies: "These are great moments for Cowan, Chadwick, Danford, Akhtyamov... I can't say enough about how important it is to learn how to play and win at this time of the year."

John Gruden on the benefits of a deep playoff run by the Marlies: "These are great moments for Cowan, Chadwick, Danford, Akhtyamov... I can't say enough about how important it is to learn how to play and win at this time of the year" Ahead of the start of the Conference Final series in Wilkes-Barre, Toronto Marlies head coach John Gruden discussed the challenge of facing the Penguins, the importance of his veteran leaders during the playoff run, and the developmental benefits of postseason experience for the team’s younger pro...