Insider identifies possible insurance goaltender for the Leafs on deadline day
On Friday morning's trade deadline coverage on TSN's TradeCentre, ESPN's Kevin Weekes surprised those in Leafs Nation when he suggested that the Leafs should look at adding a goalie due to Matt Murray's injury concerns. The goalie that Weekes suggested was Ottawa Senators goaltender, Cam Talbot.
With Anton Forsberg out for the season and with the Senators just a handful of points out of a Wild Card spot in the East, it is highly unlikely Talbot is available now. The cost to acquire him with retention would likely be a future second or third round pick and the Leafs would have to send salary out first or send a contract back to the Sens to make such a deal happen. Beyond that, there's no real reason to pursue such a deal with how well the Leafs' current #3 goalie, Joseph Woll, has played this season for both the Toronto Marlies and the Maple Leafs.
Talbot is on an expiring contract and is on the books for $3.66M this season. In 31 appearances for the Sens this season, Talbot is 14-14-1 with a 2.88 GAA and a .905 SV%. He would be a serviceable insurance policy if anything were to happy to Murray or Ilya Samsonov, but again - the Leafs already appear to have a capable number 3 in Woll, who is 2-1-0 in the NHL this season with a 2.04 GAA and a .938 SV%. In fact, in 7 career appearances with the Leafs, Woll is 5-2-0 with a 2.45 GAA and a .922 SV%, so even prior to this season, he has proven that he has what it takes to perform well at the NHL level.
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3 MARS | 304 ANSWERS Insider identifies possible insurance goaltender for the Leafs on deadline day Should the Leafs pursue a deal for Cam Talbot? | ||
| Yes | 69 | 22.7 % |
| No | 156 | 51.3 % |
| Joseph Woll has earned a look as 3rd G | 79 | 26 % |
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