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Toronto Maple Leafs Year in Review: 2019-20 Season Awards

By Eric Cruikshank

TORONTO, ON - MARCH 25: Nikita Zaitsev #22, John Tavares #91, Zach Hyman #11, Auston Matthews #34, Mitch Marner #16, William Nylander #29, and Andreas Johnsson #18 of the Toronto Maple Leafs sit on the bench while playing the Florida Panthers during the first period at the Scotiabank Arena on March 25, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Mark Blinch/NHLI via Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - MARCH 25: Nikita Zaitsev #22, John Tavares #91, Zach Hyman #11, Auston Matthews #34, Mitch Marner #16, William Nylander #29, and Andreas Johnsson #18 of the Toronto Maple Leafs sit on the bench while playing the Florida Panthers during the first period at the Scotiabank Arena on March 25, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Mark Blinch/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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SUNRISE, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 27: Frederik Andersen #31 of the Toronto Maple Leafs . (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /

Vezina Trophy – Frederik Andersen

There were many times throughout the 2019-20 season where Freddy didn’t look so steady, but the Leafs are always at their best when Frederik Andersen is playing well. Fans got their first glimpse of a season where he didn’t stand on his head every night, and that should be okay.

Andersen still posted a similar numbers in comparison to previous seasons, but was definitely feeling the pressure of having to perform extremely well every night in the event that they could not put up goals (which happened way more often than it should).

Another major factor into Andersen’s “off year”, could be attributed to the backup goalie situation not being ideal, especially for someone who deserves a rest every once in a while.

Having bounced around secondary goaltending options for majority of the year, Jack Campbell finally gave the Maple Leafs another goaltender who they could trust on a nightly basis.

While nobody knows what the future holds for Frederik Andersen in Toronto as his contract expires next season, he has arguably been the Leafs MVP for every other season than this one, and Dubas will have to survey a number of great options if they want to be able to replace him.

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