The Leafs have 12 games remaining this season, with everyone of them being important. There is a chance that Andrew Raycroft could start all of them, giving him a shot at becoming the Maple Leafs all-time win leader for goaltenders. He only needs 5 wins to tie Eddie Belfour's record of 37. So far this season, Raycroft has played in 60 of the Leafs 70 games, posting a record of 32-21-7. His current pace would put him at 37-25-8 playing in 70 games.
So there is a really good chance that Andrew Raycroft will become the all-time single season win leader. That doesn't sound right saying that. How can a goaltender, who appears to be disliked by 98% of Toronto because of questionable goaltending skills, have a shot at holding such a record. His goals against average is 2.94 (31st in the league) and his save percentage of .895 is ranked 35th. That's terrible. How can this guy be mentioned in the same sentences with Bauer, Belfour and Cujo when it comes to goalie records. Here's a few reasons as to how he may get this record. Raycroft has a shot at playing in 72 games this season, the most games Cujo played was 68, Belfour 62. Shootouts didn't exist until last season. 3 of Raycrofts wins have been by shootout. For every other leaf goalie, those 3 wins would have been ties. So if we disregard the 3 shootout wins, Raycroft would only have 29 wins, meaning he'd have to win 8 of the 12 games to tie the record. But this is the new NHL and shootouts count, and more than likely Raycroft will get the record. I wonder how many wins he would have had if he had an average GAA and not a terrible one.
And the All-Time Maple Leaf Wins Leader Could Be…. Friday, March 16, 2007




