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Think of him like Ben Smith. Ben Smith did play the wing for the Marlies, and was not great in the NHL, but he was great in the AHL. Jooris can win draws at the AHL level (not so much at the NHL level), so I would guess this is the Aaltonen replacement as Marlies 1C. It's a little bit of a different flavour than what Aaltonen had, but they are going to have those types of guys (like Bracco) on the wing now, and they did not have any who played like Smith to replace him. So here is your center insurance and depth signing. Now, barring trades, the only thing Leafs or Marlies need is a top 9 forward and a top 4 defenseman.