After clinching a playoff birth the night before in Long Island, it’s hard to blame the Toronto Maple Leafs for a bad game. They already clinched, had to travel, and they played the night before.
Not to mention they played their back-up goalie. Sparks hasn’t been great by any stretch, but I think he deserves a bit of a break considering he plays exclusively in back-to-backs when the team is not at their best.
My take on the who situation is this: whether it was MacElhinney or Sparks, if Andersen goes down, the season is essentially over anyways, so who cares?