The Toronto Marlies have eight games left in their regular season as they fight their way toward a spot in the Calder Cup Playoffs.
We’ve previously looked at how the AHL will select and seed teams for the Calder Cup Playoffs format recently, but the important aspect of that process right now is that the playoff teams are selected and sorted by division only, there’s no Wild Card format like in the NHL, and in the Marlies’ North Division, the battle to get those playoff spots is extremely tight, with no guarantees now which team will wind up on the outside looking in.