After the Leafs were once again bounced from the playoffs in the first round by the Boston Bruins, head coach Mike Babcock was asked about where the team could improve for the 2019-2020 season. His response was a bit of a head scratcher for some.



“I think we’ve got a couple of guys coming that will help us up front, for sure, and make us bigger up front,” he told the media.



Babcock didn’t name names, but the response sparked a conversation around who the coach could be talking about. Many assumed it was Pierre Engvall or one of the new import signings like Ilya Mikheyev or Yegor Korschov. But what about 6-foot-4 Mason Marchment?



On a Marlies team filled with small and skilled players like Jeremy Bracco and Adam Brooks, Marchment represents what the Marlies – and the Leafs – lack. He is a big presence on the ice and has not once, but twice become a menace in the Calder Cup playoffs knocking players off their game and onto...