Monday 9 January 2012

My Name is Jonas

When Jonas Gustavsson came to Toronto, of course there was a ton of hype surrounding him. Touted as the best goalie not in the NHL. It seems fair to say that the monster never received a valid shot at taking over the crease for the Leafs. In his rookie season he showed that he had the talent and quickness and size to be a legitimate number one. Posting a 16-15-10 record with a GAA of 2.87 and sv % of .902. Thinking his second year had more improvement to come, it did not. He ended the 2010/2011 season with a 6-13-2 record and a GAA of 3.29 and sv % of .890. This struggle gave James Reimer all he needed to win over Ron Wilson and the Leafs management to take over the number one position. Going into the 2011/2012 season now with high expectations of Reimer, the monster was an after thought. After a seemingly light bump to the head of Reimer, he was out with  concussion like symptoms. It is now that Gus has finally taken advantage of an opportunity that was long awaited for the swede. This is the last season on his contract and it may be wise for Burke to give him a 1 year deal to see if this is a fluke. Reimer is still young at the age of 23 and it wouldn't hurt to have two quality goaltenders going through a tough NHL season. Wilson should grab the monster by the horns and see how long he can keep this going.

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