To adapt the adage to the current iteration of the Toronto Maple Leafs, backup goaltending has been 100 per cent of about 26 per cent of their season. Now, that’s not to say Hutchinson is a viable NHL goaltender. But make no mistake: Hutchinson was set up to fail this season in Toronto. According to numbers available at NaturalStatTrick.com, heading into Monday no NHL goaltender who’d played as much as Hutchinson had faced a steadier diet of high-danger shots. Backup goaltending is a casualty of the Leafs’ top-heavy salary structure.

Source: thestar November 12, 2019 02:34 UTC