{"id":130627,"date":"2022-07-12T09:00:08","date_gmt":"2022-07-12T13:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=130627"},"modified":"2022-07-12T07:57:29","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T11:57:29","slug":"toronto-maple-leafs-looking-to-add-another-goalie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2022\/07\/12\/toronto-maple-leafs-looking-to-add-another-goalie\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto Maple Leafs Looking to Add Another Goalie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the NHL Draft over and Free Agency not far off, there are lots of emerging NHL rumours. Teams are looking at how they can acquire assets for a rebuild, or get great players to help their playoff chances. One such rumour involves the Toronto Maple Leafs searching for a new goalie.<\/p>\n<h2>Toronto Maple Leafs Looking to Add Another Goalie<\/h2>\n<p><em>Rumour: The Toronto Maple Leafs are going to continue to search for another goalie. They will need to come with a good price tag. This will provide the Leafs with another option in net.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Leafs will keep looking for another goalie option as well. Someone with a reasonable price tag.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PierreVLeBrun\/status\/1546650721579421697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 12, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Analysis:\u00a0<\/em>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2022\/07\/11\/ottawa-senators-make-matt-murray-trade-with-toronto-maple-leafs\/\" target=\"_self\">Toronto Maple Leafs just traded<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/murrama02.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matt Murray<\/a> from the Ottawa Senators. This seems to point towards the team moving on from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/campbja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jack Campbell<\/a>. However, going all-in on Murray is a risky bet. While he played significantly better in 2021-22 than 2020-21, he faced a number of injury issues.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TradeCentre?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TradeCentre<\/a> ALERT\ud83d\udea8: Maple Leafs acquire G Matt Murray, a 2023 3rd-Round Pick &amp; a 2024 7th-Round Pick from the Senators for future considerations&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Follow every deal in our Trade Tracker &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lTl9gr0T6Z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/lTl9gr0T6Z<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TSNHockey?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TSNHockey<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7cXMeBpwT6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/7cXMeBpwT6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TSN Hockey (@TSNHockey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TSNHockey\/status\/1546647173969887239?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 12, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Leafs traded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mrazepe01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Petr Mrazek<\/a> at the draft, and are now left with just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/w\/wolljo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joseph Woll<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kallger01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Erik Kallgren<\/a> as a backup. While they could turn into fine backups this season, they are unproven goalies at the NHL level. With Murray&#8217;s inconsistent play and the recent slew of injuries he&#8217;s faced, it would be unwise to go in with an unproven goalie as a backup.<\/p>\n<p>The Leafs will need to look at acquiring a goalie that can shoulder some of the weight should Murray struggle or face injury. Players that are available via free agency that fit this role could be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/lankike01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kevin Lankinen<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/halakja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jaroslav Halak<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/samsoil01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ilya Samsonov<\/a> was also not extended a qualifying offer, making him a UFA. There are a number of decent backup options for the Leafs to look at now that they have seemingly decided on Murray as their starter.<\/p>\n<p>With the cap space being tight, the Leafs will need to be smart with who they add. There are options that wouldn&#8217;t have been suitable starters, that now become available to the Leafs to bring in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the NHL Draft over and Free Agency not far off, there are lots of emerging NHL rumours. Teams are looking at how they can acquire assets for a rebuild, or get great players to help their playoff chances. One such rumour involves the Toronto Maple Leafs searching for a new goalie. 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