The question is where to start. It’s been as of a bizarre first half of a campaign as I can remember in my time covering this team.
Thanks to some high power offense, a dominant power play, and top-notch goaltending, Toronto came out of the gates flying. They reeled off six straight wins, picked up points in their first nine games, and remained unbeaten at Coca-Cola Coliseum until December 14.
A 4-1 victory against San Antonio on December 8 saw Toronto lead the North Division with a record of 17-4-3. Since then, it’s been a steep nosedive resulting in the Marlies sitting outside of a playoff spot at the time of writing with just one win four of their last 17 games (12-4-1).