When a team has aágoaltending controversy, they find themselves in a situation where their backup is playing well enough to steal the job from the current starting goalie.
This was thought to be the case in Toronto early on in the season, when, through the first two weeks, Vesa Toskala looked like he was in the wrong league. He was absolutely pitiful and to this day has still not won a single game of the seven he has played.
Jonas Gustavsson was the stud that came over from Sweden during the offseason and signed with the Leafs, which immediately caused rumblings that Toskala's job was the Monster'sáfor the taking.
It wasn't long that those rumblings became truth and it looked as if the Leafs would turn to their rookie net minder to save the season. After recovering from injur ...
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What Controversy?: Neither Leafs Goalie Showing They Deserve Starting Role
Posted: 17th November 2009 by Jon Neely in NHLComments Off on What Controversy?: Neither Leafs Goalie Showing They Deserve Starting Role