The AHL trade deadline was yesterday, and the Marlies swapped a defender for a forward.

Matteo Pietroniro goes to Rockford and coming back is

Wierdly, both deals were listed separately for Future Considerations. Sometimes that does actually mean something.

Brandon Baddock is... well... he's 6'3" and he has a lot of penalty minutes. He's at 0.15 points per game over eight years in the AHL.

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The London Knights have clinched the OHL regular season championship with an absurd 0.841 Points % (prior to last night).

#Leafs prospect Easton Cowan with a harmless looking swipe at the puck to keep it alive gets the primary assist, his second of the game and his 20th point in his last 8 games. He has 7 straight multi-point games, and he's up to 65 points in 44 games.

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The OHL has one more week of games, and then you'll see signings off the non-playoff teams. The Marlies might get some help with more scoring talent.

That's it until the preview for today's game. Have a good Saturday everyone.

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