Two Goaltenders the Toronto Maple Leafs Should Target This Off-Season

There is no doubt that the goaltender is the single most influential player on any hockey team and rivals that of a quarterback in football for how much impact the position has on the game.  Although having good goaltending does not guarantee success, not having it is a recipe for failure.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have been a prime example of this over a seven year stretch in which they have not made the playoffs.  Some will argue that the Maple Leafs just haven’t iced a good enough team to finish in the top eight in the Eastern Conference, which is a debatable point.  What is not debatable is how inconsistent and below average their goaltending has been over that time period.

When James Reimer jumped into the Maple Leaf goal in the 2010-11 NHL season and posted an impressive 20-10-5 record with a 2.60 goals against average and a .921 save percentage it looked like the Maple Leafs finally had there answer in goal.  Reimer looked so good in that he was rewarded with a 3 year deal at $1.8 million per season.  Unfortunately Reimer suffered a concussion early in the season and never appeared to recover.

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