Toronto Maple Leafs 2021-22 Defenseman and Goalie Grades

Grading the 2021-22 Toronto Maple Leafs Goaltenders

Goaltending was not kind to the Toronto Maple Leafs last season. The goaltending was great at times but miserable too often. The team still managed to win 54 games and earn 115 points, but the 5v5 save percentage was one of the lowest in the league.  With better goaltending, the Leafs could have challenged for first overall.

Jack Campbell

Jack Campbell finished the season with a 31-9-6 record.

As good as that record looks, it could have been better. Campbell struggled at times and allowed four or more goals 14 times. Toronto ended up losing ten of those 14 games. They lost four of those games in overtime, so with an extra save here or there, Campbell could have helped Toronto win even more games.

Campbell was ranked 68th in the NHL by goals saved above expected, saving almost three goals less than he should have. He ranked below Joseph Woll and Michael Hutchinson on this list, which is not good.  (moneypuck.com).

Among goalies who played a minimum of 2000 minutes, Campbell ranked 25th in high-danger save percentage.

While Jack Campbell was in the Vezina conversation for his stellar play in November and December, after January first, of the 40 goalies who played at least 900 minutes, Jack Campbell ranked last in 5v5 save percentage.

Last.

During Toronto’s first-round match-up against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Campbell was not good enough. He failed to make key saves when the team needed him to. I think a lot of Campbell’s mistakes come from the mental side of the game. When a game doesn’t go Toronto’s way, Campbell seems to get too low on himself. If a player is not focused mentally, mistakes are bound to happen.

He was the worst goalie in the NHL from January on and then failed to even post a .900 save percentage in the playoffs.  Overall the Toronto Maple Leafs finished 27th in 5v5 goaltending, and he was their starter.