Toronto Maple Leafs Make Key Decision on Anthony Stolarz Against the Penguins
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Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz is fresh off a huge victory against the Philadelphia Flyers, and tonight, the Leafs play the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Anthony Stolarz had a bit of a rough start to the NHL season. A few games in, he called out his teammates, and it led to a whole bunch of discourse.
Since that time, the goaltender has been looking to get himself back to his numbers from last season, when fans thought he deserved Vezina consideration.
On Saturday night, Stolarz turned aside 31 of 33 shots against the Philadelphia Flyers. It was a nice way to get back on track, and the fans were eager to see Stolarz duplicate this performance.
Tonight, the Leafs are playing against the Pittsburgh Penguins for Monday Night Hockey on Amazon Prime, and the starting goalie decision was an obvious one for head coach Craig Berube.
Anthony Stolarz gets the start for the Toronto Maple Leafs
According to Mark Masters of TSN, Stolarz will be the starter tonight, while Cayden Primeau will be the backup.
Joseph Woll was on the ice getting some reps in today; however, he is not ready to play yet, and there is even a sense that he will go to the AHL for a bit.
Knies - Matthews - Robertson
Cowan - Tavares - Nylander
Joshua - Roy - Maccelli
Blais - Domi - Jarnkrok
Laughton, McMann, Lorentz
Rielly - Carlo
Benoit - McCabe
Ekman-Larsson - Myers
Mermis
Stolarz starts
Primeau
Woll
Cowan - Tavares - Nylander
Joshua - Roy - Maccelli
Blais - Domi - Jarnkrok
Laughton, McMann, Lorentz
Rielly - Carlo
Benoit - McCabe
Ekman-Larsson - Myers
Mermis
Stolarz starts
Primeau
Woll
The rest of the Maple Leafs' lineup is looking interesting, especially when you consider how the lines keep changing from game to game.
This is a Leafs team that is still finding its identity, and as a result, it might be a while before we see consistency across the lineup.
For now, the one beacon of consistency will be Stolarz, as Primeau just isn't good enough to play on a consistent basis.
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