Having made the transatlantic flight from Sweden on Monday, the Maple Leafs newest prospect Carl Grundstrom would have been forgiven for feeling fatigued during his first practice with the Toronto Marlies.



There was the time change he had to deal with — it is six hours ahead in Sweden — plus there were the nerves of playing with a new team for the first time. And if a high-intensity practice at Ricoh Coliseum ahead of the Marlies second-round playoff series wasn’t enough, he also had team meetings to attend to get up to speed on how his new team plays.



“I think it’s going to take a couple of days to get into a rhythm here,” Grundstrom told The Athletic. “But I’m sure it’ll be no problem.”



The 19-year-old right-winger arrived in Toronto nearly a year after he was selected by the Leafs in the second round (57th overall) of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. This season while playing...