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3 Goalies That Will Help the Toronto Maple Leafs Win the Cup

By Stephen Nixon

May 14, 2022; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs players gather with goalie Jack Campbell (36) after losing to the Tampa Bay Lightning in game seven of the first round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports
May 14, 2022; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs players gather with goalie Jack Campbell (36) after losing to the Tampa Bay Lightning in game seven of the first round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports /
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May 14, 2022; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Jack Campbell (36) and Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) shake hand after Tampa Bay defeated Toronto in game seven of the first round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports
May 14, 2022; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs . Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports /

No. 3: Jack Campbell

You may think this is a crazy thought, but Jack Campbell is a good enough goaltender to win a Stanley Cup.

Over the past two seasons, Campbell has a .917 SV% and 2.40 GAA which is above average. It’s also basically the same as Darcy Kuemper’s average, who had a .921 SV% and 2.54 GAA this year. (hockeydb.com).

And although the Colorado Avalanche are a better team than Toronto, they both play a very similar style built on speed and skill. They’re not the most locked-down defensive ever, so if they can make their way to the Stanley Cup Finals with Kuemper, why can’t the Leafs make it with Campbell?

Campbell’s only had one year as a starter and he’s only going to improve, as he now understands the day-to-day’s of being the number-one.

Similar to every other player, it all comes down to money. For the right price, Campbell can be the number-one goalie and help this team finally win a Stanley Cup. However, if they pay him too much money and they don’t have enough to improve their defense, then Campbell probably isn’t the answer.

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As such, for $4.5M or less, Campbell can be the guy to lead this team to the promised land, however for anything more, you’d probably want to find a better option.

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