Toronto Maple Leafs: Battle for Jobs with Marlies

Depth is a word that is often used in the world of sports. In fact, it has been used quite frequently recently when referring to the Toronto Maple Leafs. How many times have you heard somebody say “this team lacks depth” in the past 10 years?

And how could you ever argue with them? A quick look at the list of some of the call ups over just the past five seasons includes names like Trevor Smith, Andrew McWilliam, Troy Bodie, Korbinian Holzer, Jerred Smithson, Carter Ashton, Ryan Hamilton, Philippe Dupuis, David Broll , and Jamie Devane. In other words, a list of proverbial career minor-leaguers which has shown just how thin Toronto Maple Leafs talent pool has become.

So how did it get that…