From frank_seravalli: TradeCentre: Six potential goalie targets for Leafs. MORE:
Frederik Andersen is listed as day-to-day with a neck injury, according to Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe.Even if Andersen is only on the shelf for the next start or two, Hutchinson’s latest stumble on Monday night against Florida turned up the temperature on the Leafs’ search for steadier goaltending.
He has an .886 save percentage this season, which ranks 59th among 62 goalies with at least 10 appearances. That is the definition of not getting it done. TradeCentre is less than three weeks away. The Leafs are in a cap crunch. Their playoff hopes may rest on Andersen’s health and his backup’s ability.Scoop: The Leafs would have to off-load a contract in Ottawa in order to make an Andersen-Anderson tandem possible – even if the Sens agree to eat half of Anderson’s contract. Anderson, 38, is in the final year of his two-year deal with a $4.75 million cap hit. There is no doubt Anderson has struggled over the past three seasons with a .
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