Toronto Maple Leafs assign Fraser Minten to the Marlies, but 'he will be back'
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Fraser Minten’s second stint with the Maple Leafs has come to an end.
The Leafs announced on Tuesday morning that they’ve assigned the 20-year-old centre to the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League.
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Minten had two goals and two assists in 11 games with the Leafs before he was a healthy scratch on Sunday, when Toronto beat Buffalo at Scotiabank Arena.
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“I think he played tremendous for us,” Leafs general manager Brad Treliving said. “We like this player a lot. If you saw the past few games, it started to taper a little bit.
“If you’re not going to be in and you’re a young player, you have to keep playing. You’re not going to sit in the stands.
“Nothing but good things about how Fraser has played. We saw his brain, we saw all things he could do. He will be back.”
Minten’s chances of making the Leafs out of training camp were derailed when he suffered a high-ankle sprain during a rookie game in Montreal in September. He had four points in five games with the Marlies prior to being recalled by the Leafs and making National Hockey League season debut on Nov. 20 against Vegas, when he scored the winning goal against the Golden Knights.
The Leafs second-round pick in 2022, Minten played in four games with Toronto after making the club out of training camp in October 2023 prior to being sent back to the Western Hockey League.
“Another year of experience, another year under his belt,” Leafs captain Auston Matthews said. “He has a great hockey mind, his IQ is something that jumps out to me.
“He’s just going to continue to get better and better. I thought he played really well when he has been up with us. You see a lot of potential there down the line as he continues to mature and grow.”
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