Less than two weeks after getting waived and demoted to the AHL, Jhonas Enroth is back with the Leafs.
Per The Athletic, Toronto recalled their one-time backup netminder from the Marlies, sending down Antoine Bibeau in the process. Bibeau, the 22-year-old taken in the sixth round of the 2012 draft, made his NHL debut against the Avs on Sunday and fared reasonably well -- even though he was tagged for the loss, Bibeau stopped 26 of 28 shots to finish with a .929 save percentage.
But now he’s gone -- at least for now.
And Enroth is back.
The diminutive Swede’s had a tough time this year. He was waived just four days after a 3-0 loss to Calgary on Nov. 30, which dropped him to 0-3-1, with a 3.94 GAA and .872 save percentage.
“Obviously, wasn’t going good enough,” head coach Mike Babcock said of Enroth’s performance, per TSN. “We’re just in a situation where we’re making a change.”
Shortly after waiving Enroth, Toronto signed ex-Flames netminder Karri Ramo to a PTO with the Marlies. There was widespread speculation the move was a precursor to Ramo becoming Frederik Andersen’s understudy in Toronto, but the club was quick to point out that wasn’t the case -- and thus far, they were right not to raise expectations too high.
Ramo has struggled with the Marlies thus far, going 0-3 with a 3.80 GAA and .880 save percentage. Part of that, it’s assumed, has to do with the rust factor -- Ramo is coming off ACL surgery, and was basically shelved for 10 months.