Garret Sparks is going off to find his game

Earlier today, the Leafs called up Michael Hutchinson from the Marlies, and almost instantly the Growlers claimed a goalie off of waivers, making it all seem planned and long-term, not an emergency fill-in for an illness. We don’t have confirmation yet that a goalie is moving off the Growlers to the Marlies, but we expect it.

At Leafs practice, we first learned that Garret Sparks was not on the ice, and then that his stall in the Leafs locker room is gone, and Michael Hutchinson is set up next to Frederik Andersen in the backup’s spot.

What’s going on, and why the mystery and drama?

Plan with Garret Sparks is to have him work with goalie coaches Steve Briere and Jon Elkin on a daily basis.…