Toronto Marlies weekend recap: you win some, you lose some

The Marlies played back-to-back games vs. the Hartford Wolf Pack this weekend. The games capped off a 3-in-3 series that started Friday in Rochester with a loss to the Americans.

The Marlies were in the middle of the standings of the AHL Eastern Conference entering this series with the Wolf Pack, with a 10-7-2 record.

The Wolf Pack were last in their division, and second last in the AHL Eastern Conference, entering the weekend with a 6-10-3 record. The Wolf Pack are affiliated with the New York Rangers, who, because of recent playoff runs and trades, don’t have a cupboard stocked full of high selection draft picks as prospects.

Indeed, the first name that pops out when you look at their roster…