Earlier this week, when I wrapped up a three-part mini-series on the Leafs’ trio of European imports (Teemu Kivihalme, Egor Korshkov, and Ilya Mikheyev), I thought they represented the last of the Marlies’ playoff additions.



The team had just released several players from pro tryout contracts, presumably in an effort to reduce its two practice groups and focus on the task ahead: a continued run at back-to-back Calder Cups. The Leafs prospects who weren’t with the Marlies were all reasonably explained. It doesn’t look like the team intends to sign Dakota Joshua (at least not yet). Filip Kral was banged up in Spokane’s playoff run. Jesper Lindgren had just won a Liiga championship with HPK and had earned some well-deserved time off. The list goes on.



Korshkov seemed to be the last piece. He pushed Tanner MacMaster out of the lineup and gave the Marlies a top-12 forward group that made perfect sense as currently constructed. That...