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Toronto Maple Leafs Training Camp: Who’s Making the Team?

By Stephen Nixon

TORONTO, ON - FEBRUARY 7: Timothy Liljegren #37 of the Toronto Maple Leafs skates against the Anaheim Ducks during an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on February 7, 2020 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Maple Leafs defeated the Ducks 5-4 in overtime. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - FEBRUARY 7: Timothy Liljegren #37 of the Toronto Maple Leafs skates against the Anaheim Ducks during an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on February 7, 2020 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Maple Leafs defeated the Ducks 5-4 in overtime. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images) /
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TORONTO, ON – MAY 27: Jack Campbell #36 of the Toronto Maple Leafs. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images) /

No. 3: Goaltenders

Below is a list of the goaltenders invited to training camp:

  • Jack Campbell, Michael Hutchinson, Erik Kallgren, Petr Mrazek, Ian Scott, Joseph Woll

We all know who the Leafs are going to start in net this year, so the biggest question comes to where the remaining four will start their season.

The biggest surprise of training camp is the absence of Keith Petruzzelli. I know he signed a contract with the Toronto Marlies, but I thought he’d be invited to camp to get extra work in, before starting the season in the AHL or ECHL, but obviously I was mistaken.

If Petruzzelli is going to start with the Marlies and the team runs a three-goaltender rotation, it’ll essentially be a battle between Erik Kallgren, Ian Scott and Joseph Woll for that spot, because Michael Hutchinson is clearly the best netminder of the bunch.

As such, I see both Scott and Woll starting the season with the Newfoundland Growlers, because they’ll be able to play a ton and then if things progress, they may get called up to the Marlies for a few games to develop even more.

Personally, I think it would be best for everyone if Kallgren returned to the Swedish Hockey League for another season, so it gives every goaltender more playing time, so I think the NHL, AHL and ECHL roster will fall like this:

Prediction:

  • Leafs: Jack Campbell – Petr Mrazek
  • Marlies: Michael Hutchinson – Keith Petruzzelli
  • Growlers – Ian Scott – Joseph Woll
  • SHL: Erik Kallgren

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Let’s hope the goaltender duo works for the Toronto Maple Leafs this year, as that’s always an interesting tactic, instead of relying on a regular number-one netminder.

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