| The last thing you want is for your goalie to be injured | | | | the Maple Leafs are going to be in if their primary |
| early in the season. This is exactly what's happened to | | | | goaltender gets injured again, or he plays badly. |
| the Toronto Maple Leafs | | | | No team wants their goalie to play badly, but most |
| Their starting goaltender Jonas Gustavsson underwent | | | | teams have a backup that can win games. Or, they |
| a minor surgery for a "racing heartbeat". Fortunately | | | | have a good defense that can keep the puck away |
| for the Maple Leafs, it doesn't look like he's going to | | | | from the net. |
| miss a lot of games and will probably be back on the | | | | The Maple Leafs don't have any of this. Defense is |
| ice very quickly. | | | | definitely a weakness and we are seeing it just from |
| Before he comes back, they have to find a | | | | the way that their season has started. |
| replacement. Vesa Toskala was the backup for | | | | Toronto has lost its first 5 games. They are one of |
| Gustavsson, but he played a couple games and didn't | | | | two teams in the NHL who haven't won a game yet. |
| play well. | | | | Them and the New York Islanders. |
| The Maple Leafs are in some trouble because they've | | | | Until they get some solid goaltending, they won't be |
| just had to put MacDonald in the net. | | | | having much better luck. Hopefully they'll be able to do |
| Like I said before, Gustavsson isn't going to be out for | | | | some scouting and get some young players that will |
| long, he'll be ready to go before the week is up. | | | | make a positive difference in this team. |
| However, this got me thinking about how much trouble | | | | |