Perhaps, the most important move in Jonas Gustavsson's fledgling hockey career didn't take place on the ice.

It possibly occurred in the Maple Leafs' dressing room when goaltending coach Francois Allaire shifted Gustavsson's locker from across the room to the one beside newcomer Jean-Sebastien Giguere after the veteran arrived in a late January trade with Anaheim.

Gustavsson jokes that's it's better for conversation to have the "two most clever guys" sitting next to each other, but it is no coincidence that the rookie has played some of his best hockey since taking up residence next to the 12-year NHLer at both the Air Canada Centre and the team's practice facility.