Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky allowed five goals on 17 shots against the Seattle Kraken, and now, the media is questioning his ability.
With a 3.29 goals-against average and a .885 save percentage, Sergei Bobrovsky simply has not been good enough for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
It really came back to bite the Maple Leafs on Wednesday night in Seattle as they lost by a score of 5-4, while only giving up 17 shots on net.
The team needs Bobrovsky to be better, and with questions mounting surrounding this team's goaltending, Bob is weighing in with some thoughts of his own. As you will read, he doesn't seem too worried about himself.
I feel good and strong. There's a process, and sometimes there are things you want back, but overall, I feel confident. All I can do is focus on what's next
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As for Auston Matthews, he doesn't seem too worried either as he reiterated the confidence he has for his netminder right now.
Bob's been great for us all year long. Every now and then, there are a couple you want back, but I put it more on us as a five-man unit for not doing enough to help him out in situations where they're getting great chances
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These are all interesting comments that were ultimately backed up by John Chayka today, who also said that nothing is changing as it pertains to Bob.
Should the Maple Leafs be worried?
Throughout this early run, Bobrovsky has been described as a "slow starter." However, the Maple Leafs did not pay $7 million per year over three seasons for someone who is going to lose games in the early going of the season.
Quite frankly, the Maple Leafs need much better than what they are getting right now. If they don't, then they could find themselves out of playoff contention fast.
Either way, the fact remains that Anthony Stolarz is going to need to get some starts here moving forward.
Should the Toronto Maple Leafs be worried about Sergei Bobrovsky?
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