He can’t be. He’s a nice guy but the rest of the NHL has figured him out. He plays too high and makes himself too small.
Well he's on a two year contract.
I would bring him back next year. Clark just needs to adjust a couple things in his game. What's the point of having a world class goalie coach if he can't get this guy on track?
His glove hand has looked pretty quick before he became the starter. If he just kept his toes in the blue and stopped defaulting to the loaded stance (#3/3 in Clark's system, 1=relaxed/standing, 2=mid, 3=low) I think it would solve a lot of issues immediately.
Like he hasn't been good all year and he's still near .900 (.866 before tonight). That isn't ideal for a backup but many teams in the NHL are only gettting that kind of play from their backup. And this is the highest scoring season for as long as I can rememeber.
Again, the Leafs played Hutchinson for FOUR SEASONS. Arguably a top tier (but ultimately losers) team and they kept playing a guy who was actually terrible. I felt nervous any game he played. Martin is better than that already.