Young forward and defenceman have earned rave reviews from AHL bench boss John Gruden.

The gesture earlier this month wasn’t lost on Jacob Quillan. Article content

For salary-cap reasons, the forward was included on the Maple Leafs’ opening-night roster and though there was no plan to have Quillan start the season with the Leafs, a phone call from general manager Brad Treliving was taken to heart. Article content Article content

“He said I was playing well and that he wanted to reward me with a day’s (salary) in the NHL,” Quillan said. “I’m thankful for that. I love this organization. I just want to keep working hard and hopefully make it.”

Quillan had six points — one goal and five assists — through the Toronto Marlies’ first six games, picking up on a productive theme that he

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