Leafs prospect off to an unbelievable start, leads the Marlies in both goals and points

While some of the prospects who have been excelling are recent draft picks under GM Kyle Dubas, there is another prospect off to a fantastic start who didn't join the Leafs' organization directly from the draft floor. Joey Anderson.

Anderson was brought to Toronto in the deal that sent Andreas Johnsson to the New Jersey Devils back in 2020. There was hope when the trade was completed that the former 3rd round pick (73rd overall in 2016) would be in the NHL sooner than later, but the fact that he isn't as fleet-of-foot as one needs to be in order to be effective at the NHL level has hindered him at times.

Last season, Anderson led the Marlies in goals, with 26 goals in 56 games. Following last season's performance, the hope was that he'd be ready for full-time NHL action this season and win a job out of training camp. However, the fact that he did not doesn't mean that we won't see him back with the Leafs this season - especially after the start he's had in the AHL.

Thus far, through 6 games of action with the Toronto Marlies, Anderson has racked up 6 goals and 3 assists for 9 points, which is good for the team lead in scoring. He's followed closely by Alex Steeves (7 points in 6 games).