Toronto Maple Leafs‘ 11th year Swedish-born goaltender Jhonas Enroth(1) was reassigned to affiliate Toronto Marlies after a rough start as back up going 0-3-1 with a 3.94 GAA and .872 SV%.
He won his debut but it wasn’t exactly an easy outing, letting up three goals.
The 5’10” 175 lbs. net minder signed a one-year deal as an unrestricted free agent after putting up some impressive marks in a similar role last season for Los Angeles Kings.
Originally a Buffalo Sabres‘ 2nd round pick in the 2006 draft (#46 overall), he was with the team from 2008-2015 and a their starter for 2014/2015 before being traded near the deadline to Dallas Stars.
After playing junior hockey in his country and two years with Sodertalje, first in tier 2 Allsvenskan, then the SHL, he spent his first few seasons mostly in the minors with Portland Pirates putting together some impressive numbers.
It would be easy to see the veteran but still young 28-year old head back over to Europe and possibly home to play plenty more effective campaigns before retiring.