The Main Attraction in Leaf Land: The Team Coaster
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If the Maple Leafs were an amusement park they'd be one of the best around. I don't think I've seen a more consistently inconsistent team game ever. The roller-coaster just doesn't end.
Let's start in net. Vesa Toskala is a goalie to make you scratch your head. He can on occasion (a rare occasion) be briliant and stop some tough shots. Unfortunately the more common of the Toskala's can't seem to stop a beach ball from going in a golf hole. In the last 5 games his numbers have literally been all over the board. Jonas Gustavsson has shown a bit of an up and down season as well, however considering he's a rookie and still adjusting to a completely new style of play he's been good.
Toskala:-----------------------------------------------Gustavsson:
Vs. Atlanta - 4 GA .875 sv%-----------------------Vs. Nashville - 3 GA .900 sv%
Vs. Washington - 6 GA .750 sv%-----------------Vs. Carolina - 3 GA .824 sv %
Vs. Philly - 0 GA 1.000 sv%------------------------Vs. Pittsburgh - 4 GA .897 sv%
Vs. Buffalo - 3 GA .903 sv%------------------------Vs. Philly - 6 GA .813 sv%
Vs. Edmonton - 3 GA .870 sv%--------------------Vs. Florida - 2 GA .935
At first glance the numbers are very similar...even slightly skewed in favour of Vesa. But considering that how long Toskala's been in the league; it's quite disappointing that a rookie from another league in a different country playing a different style of hockey is at the same level.
If I'm the Leafs GM there's no question in terms of goal. Re-signing Vesa makes no sense what so ever. Jonas is going to be a very good goaltender in the NHL and not making him the #1 starter makes little to no sense.
Over the next couple of weeks I'll take a look into the forward and defense positions and find out just how fun a ride it would be on their roller-coaster of a season.
For this blog and others you can check out www.thereedreview.com.
Let's start in net. Vesa Toskala is a goalie to make you scratch your head. He can on occasion (a rare occasion) be briliant and stop some tough shots. Unfortunately the more common of the Toskala's can't seem to stop a beach ball from going in a golf hole. In the last 5 games his numbers have literally been all over the board. Jonas Gustavsson has shown a bit of an up and down season as well, however considering he's a rookie and still adjusting to a completely new style of play he's been good.
Toskala:-----------------------------------------------Gustavsson:
Vs. Atlanta - 4 GA .875 sv%-----------------------Vs. Nashville - 3 GA .900 sv%
Vs. Washington - 6 GA .750 sv%-----------------Vs. Carolina - 3 GA .824 sv %
Vs. Philly - 0 GA 1.000 sv%------------------------Vs. Pittsburgh - 4 GA .897 sv%
Vs. Buffalo - 3 GA .903 sv%------------------------Vs. Philly - 6 GA .813 sv%
Vs. Edmonton - 3 GA .870 sv%--------------------Vs. Florida - 2 GA .935
At first glance the numbers are very similar...even slightly skewed in favour of Vesa. But considering that how long Toskala's been in the league; it's quite disappointing that a rookie from another league in a different country playing a different style of hockey is at the same level.
If I'm the Leafs GM there's no question in terms of goal. Re-signing Vesa makes no sense what so ever. Jonas is going to be a very good goaltender in the NHL and not making him the #1 starter makes little to no sense.
Over the next couple of weeks I'll take a look into the forward and defense positions and find out just how fun a ride it would be on their roller-coaster of a season.
For this blog and others you can check out www.thereedreview.com.
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02 What's to happen with the current Leafs roster?
03 Canadian World Juniors
05 Canada vs. USA
06 Heartbreak over Record break
09 The clock says it's Miller Time
13 To Trade or Not To Trade
20 The Main Attraction in Leaf Land: The Team Coaster
29 The Main Attraction in Leaf Land: The Team Coaster Part 2
31 The Game of Risk
31 Cleaning House
03 Canadian World Juniors
05 Canada vs. USA
06 Heartbreak over Record break
09 The clock says it's Miller Time
13 To Trade or Not To Trade
20 The Main Attraction in Leaf Land: The Team Coaster
29 The Main Attraction in Leaf Land: The Team Coaster Part 2
31 The Game of Risk
31 Cleaning House
02 Early but Promising
07 The Honeymoon?...Still?
16 Begin
17 And so it Beings
19 A Frenzied Nation
21 Most Important Game?
21 Now What?
23 Predictable...but Sustainable?
25 Bring on the ...Slovaks?
27 Close but no Cigar. Good luck tomorrow Slovakia.
07 The Honeymoon?...Still?
16 Begin
17 And so it Beings
19 A Frenzied Nation
21 Most Important Game?
21 Now What?
23 Predictable...but Sustainable?
25 Bring on the ...Slovaks?
27 Close but no Cigar. Good luck tomorrow Slovakia.
15 #3 is #18
Every game of watching Gustavsson and Toskala makes me wish Cujo had discovered the fountain of youth when he was playing in the Spengler Cup...