Following another injury to Petr Mrazek, the Toronto Maple Leafs may have to rely on a trio of goalies down the stretch.

The Toronto Maple Leafs pulled off an impressive win over their Atlantic Division rivals in Boston Tuesday. One game earlier, Toronto beat one of the very best teams in the league in the Florida Panthers. However, since February 21, the Leafs lost to Montreal twice, Buffalo twice, Columbus once, and Arizona once. They have exhibited a tendency to play down – or up – to the level of their opponent, and that’s something Buds head coach Sheldon Keefe is keenly aware of.

The Leafs’ lackluster performance against non-playoff teams may well turn out to be the difference between them having home ice advantage in the first round, and perhaps being a wild card team that likely will take on the top-ranked Carolina Hurricanes or Florida Panthers in Round One. And the constant changing of the guard in goal may also wind up affecting Toronto’s position in the Atlantic standings.

Tuesday, goalie Petr Mrazek once again was injured, damaging his groin early in the first period against Boston. His wonky groin has been a problem for Mrazek for most of this season, and he’s now likely to miss a substantial period of time. Keefe told reporters this week that Jack Campbell was nearing a return, and that’s good news – otherwise, Toronto would be looking at a tandem of rookie Erik Kallgren and journeyman Michael Hutchinson (or possibly, pre-trade-deadline acquisition Carter Hutton?) for Thursday’s home game against Winnipeg, and Saturday’s road game against Philadelphia.