There was one sequence that jumped out at me in Game 4 of the Toronto Marlies’ conference final sweep of the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, their second consecutive sweep and ninth straight victory.



It was the play that sent them to their first Calder Cup Final since 2012, this time with an 11-2 record through three rounds.



The Marlies’ top line jumped over the boards against a tired Phantoms group when Andreas Johnsson picked up a pass to the high slot. After running into traffic, Johnsson managed to maintain possession on the toe of his blade, spin, and find Travis Dermott near the left-wing boards. When Dermott played the puck down low, Miro Aaltonen controlled the cycle in his feet before leaving it for Johnsson, who had since tracked from the point to his off-wing corner to retrieve it and send another puck back to the point. When the shot didn’t hit the net, Johnsson retrieved it for a third time and found Carl Grundstrom — who had since joined...