During a disappointing Saturday night 5-3 loss against their divisional rivals, the Boston Bruins, a silver lining of hope emerged in the form of Leafs' backup goaltender, Dennis Hildeby. On Saturday night at Scotiabank Arena, Hildeby started the game as the Leafs' backup, but after Boston exploded for two quick second-period goals to take a 4-2 lead, this 24-year-old at 4:41 of the second period was pressed into action and made a statement by stopping 19 of 20 shots in an eventual 5-3 Bruins win.
The Toronto Maple Leafs haven't had many homegrown goalie talent that have ended up prospering in recent years until the arrival of Joseph Woll during the past couple of seasons. But the Leafs might not have to wait as long for the next goaltending prospect to make the next step and join the team in the near future with our No. 3 Maple Leafs prospect Dennis Hildeby waiting in the wings.