Sometimes I wonder why we pour so many hours into this stupid sport when all that actually matters is which goalie had the higher save percentage. It’s the most important and volatile statistic in hockey.
The Toronto Maple Leafs controlled the majority of the scoring chances against the Vancouver Canucks again on Tuesday night. Their reward: a 6-3 loss because their netminder couldn’t make a save.
Hockey people are conditioned to never blame goalies exclusively for an individual loss, but if my objective with this post-game column is to be as accurate and honest as possible in my analysis, we all know it’s the truth tonight.