The Toronto Maple Leafs are focusing a whole lot on not getting their goalies too banged up.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have reportedly recalled 24-year-old goaltender Artur Akhtyamov from the Toronto Marlies to serve as the backup for both games of a back-to-back set against the Montreal Canadiens and the New Jersey Devils. Toronto previously utilized this three-goalie rotation in October to help manage the workload of Sergei Bobrovsky and Anthony Stolarz.
According to writer Thomas Williams, the strategy serves as a preventative measure to keep the primary goaltenders fresh and prevent fatigue. The Maple Leafs face a challenging upcoming schedule that includes consecutive games next week against the Colorado Avalanche, Minnesota Wild, and Edmonton Oilers.
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