Insider wonders whether the Blue Jackets are planning to send an insurance goaltender to the Leafs
Late last night, the Columbus Blue Jackets and LA Kings came to terms on a deal that sent Vladislav Gravikov and Joonas Korpisalo to LA for Jonathan Quick and first and third round picks in the 2023 draft. While the trade has not been finalized just yet (it's expected to be official around 11AM EST), one insider has suggested that Columbus could look to flip Quick to a team looking for some insurance in net.
One of those teams, per Frank Seravalli, is the Leafs. In a way, it makes sense, given the injury history to Matt Murray. However, for that to happen, the Leafs would have to send salary out the door, likely being Alexander Kerfoot and/or Justin Holl and have Columbus retain some of Quick's $5.8M cap hit.
At the moment, Seravalli's proposition seems to be pure conjecture. The Leafs have not been officially linked to Quick ahead of this year's deadline. There's also the fact that Kyle Dubas recently told members of the media that he was entirely satisfied with where the Leafs are in terms of goaltending depth with Joseph Woll and Erik Kallgren playing behind Ilya Samsonov and the aforementioned Murray.
TSN's Pierre LeBrun believes that Columbus will indeed look to move Quick to a playoff contender, but there's no word yet on who they may be conversation with.
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MARS 1 | 218 ANSWERS Insider wonders whether the Blue Jackets are planning to send an insurance goaltender to the Leafs Will Jonathan Quick be a Leaf after Friday's deadline? | ||
| Yes | 72 | 33 % |
| No | 146 | 67 % |
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