No. 1: Jack Campbell
In 14 career playoff games with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Campbell has a .915 SV% and 2.45 GAA and in two career Game 7 appearance’s, Campbell has allowed four total goals.
When the game’s have been the most important, Campbell has shown that he’s not the issue. I know they’ve continued to lose with him, but it’s been the goal-support that’s really cost the team over the last few years.
Running it back with Campbell may sound scary, but it may also be their best option.
He was an NHL All-Star last year and the inability to have a legitimate back-up goalie behind him really hurt him. Campbell is a number-one netminder, but he needs a healthy back-up to give him rest throughout the season.
He only played 49 games last year, but that was still the most in his career. Not only that, but those games were lumped together, so playing so much, so often, eventually put Campbell on the injury report.
Campbell can be the guy, however in the regular season, he needs rest, so at the right price, there’s no reason to believe that Campbell can’t be the goalie who gets this team over the hump.