Leafs rookie goalie needs only one game to get more wins than Bernier

So it only took Garret Sparks one game to get more wins than Jonathan Bernier has this season. That is funny and not funny at the same time.

Sparks was fantastic in his first career NHL start. Sparks with his 24 saves, became the first goalie in Leafs history to record a shutout in his first career start. Another bonus is he did it at the ACC. Sparks took full advantage of his chance and has probably earned himself another start.

Now for the obvious, Bernier is still stuck at 0 wins, Now with James Reimer out with a lower body injury and Sparks having been great in his first start. Bernier might now even be passed by a goalie who has just one game under his belt. The more this season wears on, the more things are getting more and more bleak for Bernier. Once thought to be the goalie the Leafs have been searching for, his confidence is now at an all time low and he would have trouble stopping a beach ball right now.

It's hard to see players go through rough patches, especially in a Hockey crazy city like Toronto. However, Bernier has to turn this around and quick, or else who know where he will end up in the depth chart, or even might end up in the AHL.

Great job Garret!!

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