Vesa Toskala is a lucky man. Despite his poor play this season, the injury bug has given Toskala another chance to show all of us Leafs fans that he can be our goaltender.
Jonas Gustavsson looked good in the loss to the Senators. I feel that Toskala would be on the bench watching tonight if Gustavsson could play, but a groin injury has sidelined "The Monster" for the time being.
I have been a supporter of Vesa Toskala since his arrival from San Jose two seasons ago. He was good in his first season as a Maple Leaf. Last season, however, was a bad year for Toskala. Whether he was injured or not, Vesa did not give the Leafs the goaltending neccessary to be a competitive team on most nights. Now, with his injuries healed, Toskala has looked even worse. The goal he allowed in Washington to Ovechkin was terrible. A similar goal was scored on Saturday night by Matt Cooke.
Sure, the rest of the team has not been at there best so far. Despite that, Toskala has done nothing to prove himself capable of being a #1 goaltender in the NHL. Without your goaltender making the early save for you, it is impossible for a team to get any momentum. And without any momentum, winning a game in the NHL can be impossible.
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