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Photo credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Anthony Kervin was signed as Anthony Stolarz’s went down injured ahead of Saturday’s game, and though he didn’t play; he got a lifetime wish fulfilled.<\/p>\n

Local Legend: Kervin lives out his NHL dream despite never taking the ice<\/p>\n

He didn’t play, and was part of a 5-2 loss to the Senators, but for the Ottawa native it was a dream come true. Toronto unfortunately did end up releasing him from his ATO on Sunday, and there is no current plans to bring him back in any capacity.<\/p>\n

Though for the Carleton University student, he did get to fulfill something that most hockey athletes dream about: Joining an NHL team. Albeit under weird circumstances, Kervin is able to tell people he was signed to the Maple Leafs – and that’s a huge bragging right.<\/p>\n

Kervin’s release means the focus is on the bigger picture in the crease<\/p>\n

The Maple Leafs releasing Kervin doesn’t necessarily spell the end of professional hockey, and while he has seemingly taken a year off this season. He could feel motivated to come back but clearly was a last resort due to a scrambling Maple Leafs team.<\/p>\n

It does however mean that Anthony Stolarz might be doing better than anticipated, and the fact he was able to make the plane ride back with the team is a very positive sign.<\/p>\n

At least they were able to have someone like Kervin available in case Joseph Woll went down, and considering the combination of injury history plus a feisty battle between Ottawa and Toronto – Woll definitely needed the backup.<\/p>\n

For just a solitary night, Anthony Kervin was a Toronto Maple Leaf. Not many people can say that – and nobody can ever take it away from him.<\/p>\n

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Ottawa’s Anthony Kervin lived a 24-hour NHL dream as the Maple Leafs’ emergency goalie<\/p>\n

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