Maple Leafs Netminder Out Multiple Weeks

 

Toronto Maple Leafs have announced goaltender Jack Campbell is expected to be sidelined for at least two weeks after he recently suffered a rib injury. The Leafs have recalled Erik Kallgren  has been recalled from the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League.

#Leafs say G Jack Campbell will be out a "minimum of two weeks" with a rib injury.

Erik Kallgren has been called up from the Marlies on an emergency basis.

— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) March 10, 2022 

Morgan Rielly says he spoke to Campbell this morning and apparently Jack has been dealing with this rib issue for a bit

— Mark Masters (@markhmasters) March 10, 2022

Campbell has appeared in 40 games so far this season and after a blazing start that saw him named to the all-star team, it's been a struggle of late and apparently this injury is a big reason why. 'Soup' has managed a 24-9-4 record on the year with a 2.65 goals against average and a .914 save % but of late has let in far too many goals. In his last five starts, Campbell has let in 23 goals and has been visibly frustrated at times. It's certainly become a confidence issue as he's apologized multiple times after games that he will be better.

Toronto now hands over the starting gig to Petr Mrazek who has appeared in 15 games so far in 2021-22 and recorded a 10-5-0 record with a 3.28 goals against average. Make no mistake about it, if Mrazek struggles and management isn't confident he can provide some stability, look for them to get a sense of the goaltending market before the March 21 trade deadline.

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