Belief is a big deal when it comes to pro sports.
That makes Jon Elkin — in addition to the Toronto Maple Leafs’ medical staff — the most important person employed by the team next season.Article content
“The one thing that I remember him saying the most was really simple: At the end of the day the best goalies in the world are the ones that compete and read the play. And those are the two things that have stuck with me to this day,” Murray said of Elkin in 2017. “I still remember the day when he told me that. It was the year before my draft year. It was a big year for me. He was a huge factor for me, definitely, to come out of my shell a little bit and show that passion.
For a team trying to win a championship, it’s not exactly the kind of free agent signing that should have Toronto fans thinking of a Stanley Cup parade — much less a first-round win. But the potential is there, just like it was with Jack Campbell. It just needs to come out of its shell. Sometimes a coach can crack the code on what has gone wrong with a goalie. Fix what others can’t. Campbell was “a lost soul” before working with Dusty Imoo and Bill Ranford in Los Angeles. Sean Burke has played goalie whisperer to Ilya Bryzgalov, Devan Dubnyk and Mike Smith, and even helped get Carey Price back to being Carey Price.
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