Toronto Maple Leafs Options: Give Him A Second Chance
Perhaps the least likely option is that the Toronto Maple Leafs bring Mrazek back for another season.
It feels unlikely purely because he is being paid a premium, at least with the Leafs salary cap make-up and bringing him back likely sees Jack Campbell priced out of a return in terms of spare cap space.
It is possible, however, that they believe that Petr Mrazek can reach the heights he managed through four games this past January.
Across the first month of 2022, he managed to post a 2.11 goals against average and a 0.921 save percentage, which are both very solid numbers.
However given we’re talking a sample size of just four games, Mrazek would need to be doing a lot more to prove himself worthy of staying in Toronto.
In fact taking a deeper dive on those four games, they were against the New Jersey Devils, Arizona Coyotes, New York Islanders and Detroit Red Wings; hardly high-flying teams last season.
Any return would be predicated on the idea that Mrazek can get back to both his Carolina form and fitness. After all, in two of his three years with the Canes, he played 40 games.
There is a little there to suggest that he can still be the player he needs to be, but it’s really not quite enough to fill you with a ton of confidence.
With his contract cost, it feels like this is the least likely option that the Toronto Maple Leafs opt for.