During his tenure in Toronto, Leafs coach Mike Babcock has been historically loathe to start his backup goaltender other than in the second game of back-to-back nights on the schedule.
If his team has any chance of winning even a playoff round, let alone measure up to the expectations of a rabid fan base that has been frothing at the mouth for a Stanley Cup for 52 years, it’s essential for Babcock to properly manage the workload of his netminders.
Because, there has been one unquestionable most valuable player of the Leafs this season, and he plays between the pipes – netminder Frederik Andersen.