The Toronto Maple Leafs swept the season series against the New York Rangers, beating them 4 -0., it was Curtis McElhinney who proved his worth as the backup, Picking up his second shutout of the season and improving his season save percentage up to 0.932%.
The importance of an elite goaltender, like Frederik Andersen, is known. They keep their team alive during rough stretches in the games and will occasionally steal some points. Having your backup goaltender doing just the same? That’s a luxury not many teams just don’t have.
Contenders
Now, all season long, all I have heard is that the Leafs need to improve their blue-line to become real contenders.