AHL Pocket book: Maple Leafs prospects poised for one more Calder Cup run

Toronto (Toronto Maple Leafs), the defending Calder Cup champion, is ready up effectively for one more deep playoff run.With the primary spherical of the American Hockey League playoffs completed, the sector has been sliced to eight groups. Toronto will face Cleveland (Columbus Blue Jackets) within the best-of-7 second spherical, beginning at dwelling Wednesday. Toronto swept Rochester (Buffalo Sabres) within the best-of-5 first spherical.Toronto is making an attempt to grow to be the primary staff to repeat as Calder Cup champion since Hershey (Washington Capitals) in 2009 and 2010. Here’s a take a look at a number of the Maple Leafs prospects that can attempt to assist Toronto repeat. Rasmus SandinHe’s dealt with vital duties as a 19-year-old defenseman enjoying in a league dominated by older gamers and had 4 assists in three video games in opposition to Rochester.A primary-round choose (No. 29) within the 2018 NHL Draft, Sandin had 28 factors (six objectives, 22 assists) in 44 regular-season video games, and in addition had 4 factors (two objectives, two assists) in 5 video games for Sweden on the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship. Timothy LiljegrenLiljegren has taken a path much like Sandin.The Maple Leafs drafted Liljegren (6-Zero, 192) within the first spherical (No. 17) within the 2017 NHL Draft, and the defenseman had 4 assists in 20 Calder Cup Playoff video games final season as a 19-year-old (he turned 20 on Tuesday).This season, a lower-body harm interrupted his season and restricted him to 15 factors (three objectives, 12 assists) in 43 video games.Liljegren is a plus-1 with 5 photographs on aim in three video games on this season’s playoffs. Jeremy BraccoDrafted within the second spherical (No. 61) of the 2015 NHL Draft by the Maple Leafs, Bracco had one aim in 4 playoff video games throughout Toronto’s championship run final season.This season the 22-year-old ahead was second within the AHL with 79 factors (22 objectives, 57 assists) in 75 video games.He has carried that play into the postseason with 4 factors (two objectives, two assists) in three video games. That whole consists of scoring the tying and successful objectives in Toronto’s Three-2 time beyond regulation victory in Recreation 2 in opposition to Rochester. Extra assistance is on the wayGoalie Michael Hutchinson, defenseman Calle Rosen and ahead Trevor Moore have been assigned to the AHL after the Maple Leafs have been eradicated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a loss to the Boston Bruins in Recreation 7 of the Japanese Convention First Spherical.Moore and Rosen every performed key roles in final season’s championship run.Rosen (6-1, 186) had 11 factors (5 objectives, six assists) in 16 playoff video games in 2018. The 25-year-old constructed on that this season, tying for seventh amongst AHL defensemen with 46 factors (seven objectives, 39 assists) in 54 video games earlier than becoming a member of the Maple Leafs in April. He was a plus-1 with two photographs on aim in a single sport within the first spherical in opposition to Rochester.Moore (5-10, 182), was second on Toronto within the playoffs final season with 17 factors (six objectives, 11 assists) in 20 video games, displaying an brisk, down-low enjoying fashion that wore down opponents. This season he had 39 factors (23 objectives, 16 assists) in 46 AHL video games and eight factors (two objectives, six assists) in 25 video games with the Maple Leafs. He additionally had one aim in seven Stanley Cup Playoff video games.Hutchinson, who was acquired in a commerce with the Florida Panthers on Dec. 29, will present depth and expertise behind Kasimir Kaskisuo. Hutchinson, 29, was 14-5-2 with a 2.70 goals-against common and .910 save proportion in 23 video games with Toronto. He is additionally been to the Calder Cup Last earlier than, with St. John’s (Winnipeg Jets) in 2014.Kaskisuo, 25, was Three-Zero with a 1.32 GAA and .960 save proportion in opposition to Rochester within the first spherical. That adopted a daily season that noticed him go 12-9-5 with a Three.07 GAA and .896 save proportion in 30 video games.Stable AHL goaltending was one thing Toronto struggled with early within the season after the group misplaced Curtis McElhinney (Carolina Hurricanes) and Calvin Pickard (Philadelphia Flyers) on waivers Oct. 2. Elsewhere within the AHLIn the Atlantic Division, Charlotte (Carolina Hurricanes) will play Hershey. Toronto and Charlotte are the one remaining groups that additionally reached the second spherical of the postseason in 2018.Within the Western Convention, Chicago (Vegas Golden Knights) and Iowa (Minnesota Wild) will play after every staff survived first-round sequence that went 5 video games; Chicago eradicated Grand Rapids (Detroit Purple Wings), Iowa received previous Milwaukee (Nashville Predators). Bakersfield (Edmonton Oilers) and San Diego (Anaheim Geese) play within the different Western sequence. Bakersfield beat Colorado (Colorado Avalanche) in 4 video games, and San Diego eradicated San Jose (San Jose Sharks) in 4 video games.