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Pogge Auditioning Begins

SPORTSNET.ca is reporting today that the Leafs will start Pogge between the pipes when they face the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday.

Ron Wilson says that Pogge will then be returned to the AHL, and didn't specify when he plans to use him next.

This essentially turns Joseph into a lame duck backup goalie. He now knows that he's only around to fill the roster position, and so that Wilson doesn't necessarily need to force Pogge into playing, were Toskala to get injured or lose his starter's role.

Once again, Pogge is getting his chance to shine in another Leafs road game. You can expect Wilson to keep Pogge well clear of the boo-birds in the ACC for most of the season. Whether it's the experienced CuJo or the youngster Pogge does not matter; Leafs fans will boo a bad goaltending performance. A wise decision indeed made by Mr. Wilson as he tries to build up the young netminders confidence.

Word is that Pogge will be part of a rotation that will send him back and forth between the Marlies and Leafs. I can hardly expect, were Pogge to keep winning games, that returning him to the Marlies would be in the goalie's long term interest.

And if Toskala gets moved at the trade deadline, such a 'rotation' might not be between the NHL and the AHL but between the big club's bench and crease.

2 COMMENTS:

Brochu said...

Pogge is the future of Leafs goaltending. Hopefully they won't ruin him by shuffling him between the NHL and AHL.

puckbuddy said...

Brochu said...
Pogge is the future of Leafs goaltending. Hopefully they won't ruin him by shuffling him between the NHL and AHL.

I think that's the reason he needs to be back and forth to really see if he is the future. Either he is or will never be...it'd be better to find out now rather than later.