Dangle: Marlies Trying To End Slump

Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock says if it was up to him, William Nylander has earned the right to stay with the team for the rest of the year, regardless of any contract stipulations.

The Toronto Marlies have been crushing AHL competition all season long and have a 10-point lead on first place in the entire league.

They’ve also lost four out of their last five games.

So what’s going on? I spoke with Marlies head coach Sheldon Keefe to see what he thought.

Keefe also spoke about why Leafs fans should be excited about Connor Brown.

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