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The Maple Leafs are wasting Auston Matthews' prime because of this obvious issue


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S. Harper
July 30, 2022  (2:17 PM)
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The Toronto Maple Leafs are one of the most dangerous offensive teams in the NHL. However, when it comes to the playoffs they always seem to disappoint, constantly finding ways to not get beyond the first round of the playoffs since 2004.

Leaf's General Manager, Kyle Dubas has to find a way to solve this issue because the Maple Leafs are wasting Auston Matthews best years. The problems have persisted and it's almost always just one issue, goaltending.
Since Auston Matthews was drafted by the Leafs, the team has had 13 goalies. Freddy Andersen and Jack Campbell have been the best of the batch, but even Andersen or Campbell couldn't help the Leafs move any closer to the Stanley Cup.
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The list of goalies in the Auston Matthews era are:
Frederik Andersen
Jhonas Enroth
Antoine Bibeau
Curtis McElhinney
Garret Sparks
Michael Hutchison
Jack Campbell
David Rittich
Petr Mrazek
Joseph Woll
Erik Kallgren
Matt Murray
Ilya Samsonov

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In most people's opinions< myself included felt Jack Campbell was the best on this list and don't know if the tandem of Murray and Samsonov can get the job done.
The Leafs have Matthews for at least two more years before his current contract expires. If Kyle Dubas can't find a solution in goal, he is basically walking Auston Matthews to another city.
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