Leafs have made important mistake in improving backup goalie situation

​Insiders wonder why this is happening!

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Leafs have made important mistake in improving backup goalie situation
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The backup goalie situation has been a hot topic in Toronto ever since head coach Sheldon Keefe decided to give Michael Hutchinson a second chance, but failed to get the results he was looking for. 

Hutchinson has yet to win a game in between the pipes for the Maple Leafs, and he was expected to play during the team’s Western Canadian road trip this past week, but Keefe did not use him once. 

We can’t complain though: started Freddie Andersen won three of the four games on the road and points matter a lot at this time of the season as the Leafs try to stick to a playoff run. However, Sportsnet analyst Brian Burke stated that the Leafs are making a huge mistake waiting for long to fix the ongoing backup goalie issues in Toronto, which could come and bite them in the butt later on this season. 

“I do think it’s a big problem, and I do think that for stalling it and pushing it back isn’t going to change it. 
“Last year, the team that made the playoffs in the East with the fewest number of backup goalie points were the Toronto Maple Leafs. They had 21 backup goalie points. There were teams that had 50 backup goalie points!
“So this breaks down into one or two things, either a broken down worn out Freddie Andersen that can’t compete in the playoffs, or some other catastrophe if he gets hurt. So to me, it does not make sense to not address this issue.”

On Thursday, the Winnipeg Jets claimed goalie Eric Comrie off waivers from the Detroit Red Wings. We are not saying the solution was Comrie, but the Leafs better start looking at solutions now, before it’s too late. 

Source: Sportsnet