MLHS · Apr 22, 2016
Previewing the Toronto Marlies Quest for the Calder Cup
The Toronto Marlies will head into the 2016 Calder Cup Playoffs with their best ever opportunity to capture the first championship in franchise history.
The Marlies have come close twice in the last five years. Even without a raft of injuries, I’d argue Toronto would not have beaten the dominant Norfolk Admirals team that swept them in the 2012 Calder Cup Final. Two years later, while it seems likely to me that Toronto would have beaten St. John’s in the 2014 championship final, the Texas Stars — despite the Conference Final series going the distance, with the Marlies leading 2-0 in Game 7 — were the better team and deserved winners of the Calder Cup that Spring.