Marlies’ Playoff Hopes Slipping Away

Cayden Primeau made 31 stops, including several spectacular ones, in order to realize this victory.

The Marlies have ten games left to hold the line

There Marlies lost to the Laval Rocket 4-1 last night, it allowed the Rocket to clinch a playoff spot, the first team in the North Division of the AHL to do so, while other divisions have had that feat done for some time. The North Division standings have a clear separation of a top, middle, and bottom.As a reminder, the AHL playoffs are decided by division only, there are no wild card spots. Same as last year, the top five teams in the North Di…

Marlies’ Playoff Hopes Slipping Away

When it rains, it pours, and for the Toronto Marlies, the clouds certainly gathered over their playoff hopes after a 4-1 setback against Laval. Lately, it seems like those crucial momentum swings always favor the Rocket. They’re snagging timely goals, excelling on the power play, and getting clutch saves — the kind of trifecta that can make life quite difficult for any opponent, and the Marlies felt it. This loss marked their fourth defeat in th…

Laval Rocket clinch playoff berth in dominant fashion

After closing out the previous week with an emphatic win over Cleveland and then getting a helping hand throughout the week, the Laval Rocket found themselves on the cusp of an AHL playoff berth. The goal itself was very simple: win against the Toronto Marlies in any fashion and they were in. Even if they lost they could still slide in depending on other results, but against a hated rival in… Source