In breaking news, the Toronto Maple Leafs have decided who will start in net tonight, and it has some fans confused, raising eyebrows about the decision.
The Toronto Maple Leafs seem to be cursed this year with the injury bug, as they have seemingly lost half their starting defensemen to injury and now have lost Joseph Woll, arguably their best goaltender, to a high ankle sprain.
For tonight's game, there were many questions surrounding who would get the nod in net given Woll's absence. Ilya Samsonov, Woll's counterpart, had missed several practices due to injury, which is why the Leafs were forced to call up Martin Jones from the Marlies. Jones closed out the win against the Senators after Woll went out with an injury.
With Samsonov missing so many practices, many anticipated Jones would have his first start with the Leafs. However, it was announced today that Samsonov would get the start.
Samsonov has had a rough start to the season, not coming out in the same form he had in the playoffs last year for the Leafs. He has a 3.58 GAA and .878 save percentage and has been pulled twice already this year.
