It’s hard to say which part of the Matt Murray’s early-season sidelining is more alarming for the Maple Leafs. So on the day the Leafs called up Marlies goaltender Erik to fill Murray’s place, they also called up wingers Nick Robertson and Wayne Simmonds. But, as good as he’s been, he’s also shown a vulnerability to soft goals finding their way through the cracks in his six-foot-three frame. Indeed, part of the reason the Capitals allowed Samsonov to walk in free agency this summer is that, in three seasons with the club, his proneness to such lapses never allowed him to seize their No. Now he’s been handed it in Toronto, at least for the coming few weeks.

Source: thestar October 17, 2022 01:16 UTC