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Michael Hutchinson placed on waivers as Toronto Maple Leafs’ backup role claims another victim

It’s possible the Leafs have a separate move lined up here to add a backup via trade, but it looks like they’re going to give Marlies starter Kasimir Kaskisuo a shot at claiming the second-string job before they look for outside help (again).

Like Jhonas Enroth and Garret Sparks before him, there is no doubting Michael Hutchinson got a bit of a raw deal in terms of the challenging circumstances of his starts and the defensive play of the team in front of him in said starts, but ultimately, the consistent theme is that he did not come up with any saves when the team needed it most.