Vesa Toskala

Quick Hits:

-Salary is $1,375,000
-Drafted with San Jose's 4th round choice, 90th overall, in 1995
-Was Aquired From the Sharks with Mark Bell for the Leafs 1st Round Pick in 2007, a second round pick in 2007 and a fourth round pick in 2009.
-5'10 195 lbs
-Born in Tampere, Finland on 20 May '77
-04-Jul-07: Re-signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs to a two-year contract extension.

STATS
GP W L GAA PCT SO EN GA SHA Starts
11 5 5 3.50 0.893 0 1 36 337 11


Toskala has had a medicore to horrible preseason but of course its just preseason and could emerge to his task and take this team by the reins and be a number 1 goalie. Him and Raycroft will platoon between Starting until one of them emerges as the number 1 goalie. I have high hopes for Toskala and so do the fans. If he plays poorly the fans and the media will defintly send him the message. The only thing that might change his game is that he went from a small market team to what i call the centre of the hockey media universe. He has played alot of international hockey but is not that big and has a hard time covering most of the net he has also made his fair share of spectular saves. He also has to be more consistent.

TSN Career potential: Number 1 Goalie
Sportsnet Career potential: Number 1 Goalie

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