A Gust of Gustavsson

So, I think it took a month of ripping J.S.Giguere and a groin injury to finally get Jonas Gustavsson some starts, but again, give head coach Ron Wilson credit for finally admitting that TTP Sports was right and he was wrong.  Just like TTP Sports was right, which Mike Babcock finally saw after our scathing article ripping Babcock and Brodeur after Team Canada's Olympic loss against Team USA in the round robin stage of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, which led directly to Luongo being put in net and Canada winning gold.  Yes, I take full credit for that gold medal.

In the two plus games since relieving the beleaguered Giguere, Jonas Gustavsson, or "Gusty" as he is called by his faithful followers, has put up a 0.960 save percentage - something that Giguere can only see himself do in a replay of the 2003 Stanley Cup playoffs.  After years of watching Andrew Raycroft and then Vesa Toskala's indifferent attitude towards goaltending, it is so refreshing to see Gustavsson fire a puck out of the net, or rip off his mask and drop an "F-bomb" during a television closeup.  It shows he actually cares and is not content with losing or letting in bad goals.  I love to see this as a fan.  To those who suggest that Gustavsson "showed up" Mike Komisarek after swearing up a storm following the defenseman's tic-tac-toe passing play to Mike Cammalleri on Saturday, who cares?  Would you rather the goaltender came out publicly and applauded Komisarek for a smart, sensible defensive play?  I'll save the bashing of Komisarek for another article, other than to say that he has been a total disaster since putting on a Leafs jersey. Big time mistake by Burkie with this signing.

Tonight, look for Gustavsson to get a big "W" against the overachieving Dallas Stars.  TTP's prediction: Leafs 3, Stars 2.