Gerber 08/09 = Toskala 09/10

Is it just me, or does the situation surrounding Vesa Toskala this season almost exactly mirror Martin Gerber's situation last year?

1. Both are European Goalies that played as backups for a significant amount of time in California before making their way to Ontario as starting goalies.
2. Both have a cap-hit of $4M-ish.
3. In Ontario, they have become wildly inconsistent.
4. Both Ontario teams have been desperately seeking (Ottawa last year, Toronto this year) a new goalie to take over for them.
5. Brian Elliott finally took over for Gerber last year as Ottawa's starting goaltender.  This was the final year of Gerber's contract.  The "Monster" is now in Toronto as Toskala's replacement, in the final year of Toskala's contract.
   

Watch for Burke to trade later in the season for a very good goalie that will relegate Toronto's Monster to backup status.

This is too easy.