Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: the Toronto Maple Leafs are nearing the upcoming season with an unsolved mystery of who will be the team’s backup goalie. It seems that this enigma continues to plague the team each year as of late with no clear long-term solution in sight.
Prior to the 2016-17 season, that question appeared to have been solved with the arrival of Jhonas Enroth (remember him?). However, it quickly dissipated as he was traded away just weeks into the season, which eventually led to the team acquiring Curtis McElhinney off waivers. He was a fine addition but could never convince Mike Babcock to give him more starts in an attempt to ease Frederik Andersen’s workload.