"There's currently four injured Leafs' players that every fan and media member are anxiously awaiting to see them return. Yesterday head coach Mike Babcock labeled Auston Matthews, Leo Komarov and Nikita Zaitsev as not ready for Tuesday and said he wasn't sure about goalie Frederik Andersen. Well if Babcock wasn't sure yesterday, he's 100% sure today as the Leafs head coach announced Andersen as Tuesday night's starter. The Leafs goalie hasn't played since March 14th and Curtis McElhinney was just named the NHL's third star of the week, so many expected McElhinney to get the start.With that in mind, Andersen should be close very close to 100% to get the start in Tampa Bay.
Frederik Andersen confirmed as Leaf starter tonight, Vasilevsky goes for Tampa. #tmltalk — Paul Hendrick (@HennyTweets) March 20, 2018