Toronto Maple Leafs 2021-22 Defenseman and Goalie Grades

Petr Mrazek

Petr Mrazek finished the season with a 12-6-0 record.

Frankly, given the narrative surrounding him, I was surprised the Toronto Maple Leafs did so good when he played.

Injuries derailed Mrazek’s season and contributed to his poor 3.34 goal against average. There is no getting around the fact that he was brought in to be a potential starter, and never even came close to competing for the job.

Jack Campbell won the starting job early, and by the time he was struggling with his own injuries, Mrazek was already down and the Leafs had to rely on the unknown Kallgren.

When healthy, Mrazek showed fans flashes of how good he can be. Unfortunately, those flashes were few and far between. Mrazek proved to be a capable backup, but nothing more.  The best you can say about him is that he was a solid pro and he didn’t complain about anything.

Toronto signed Mrazek hoping to get the goaltender that had a GAA under 3.00 and an SV% over .900 the three previous seasons. Unfortunately, that is not the version of Mrazek that Toronto got. Along with his 3.34 GAA, he also had a .888 SV%. Despite what players told the media, I don’t think the team trusted Mrazek when he was in the net.

He didn’t dress in the playoffs and they paid to get rid of him afterwards.