The Toronto Maple Leafs announced early on Tuesday morning that they have recalled goaltender Kasimir Kaskisuo from the Toronto Marlies of the AHL. Kaskisuo will get a second opportunity with the Leafs and will look to improve upon his last call up, where he received one start but got pulled midway through the game after giving up six goals.
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Obviously, this call up is cause for great concern as it makes it appear starting goaltender Frederik Andersen will be forced to miss some time. Andersen was injured during last nights game against the Florida Panthers, and although nothing has been announced yet many believe the injury sustained may be concussion related.
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At the time of the injury the Leafs were trailing by a score of 1-0, however they were able to jump ahead 3-1 heading into the final frame. Unfortunately, Michael Hutchinson and the rest of the team collapsed in the third, giving up four unanswered goals as the Panthers left Scotiabank Arena with a 5-3 win. This performance from Hutchinson certainly won't sit well with the Leafs, who were already rumoured to be shopping for a backup goalie.
Until either Andersen is ready to return or the team makes a trade for a goalie, they will go with the tandem of Hutchinson and Kaskisuo. Hutchinson, who has been the Leafs backup for the majority of the season, has a cringeworthy 3.62 goals against average along with a .886 save percentage. To no ones surprise, his record isn't any better at 4-8-1.
Even though he has only played in one game, Kaskisuo's numbers inspire even less confidence, as the 26-year-old Fin has a goals against of 6.00 and a .842 save percentage. The Leafs organization will certainly be praying Andersen's injury turns out to be nothing serious.
