“If you look at the style of play and the non-quit in our group, there are a lot of positives to take away.”
– John Gruden
The Toronto Marlies head coach tried to look at the bright side after losing a 7-5 game his team should have at least taken a point from.
From my perspective, it was Groundhog Day for a group that continues to find ways to lose close games. Toronto fell in an early hole and kept clawing their way back into the game — no doubt, the resiliency shown in tying the game on four separate occasions is admirable — but the Marlies‘ propensity to give up goals so quickly after scoring is a bad habit they can’t seem to kick.