5 Back-up Goalies the Toronto Maple Leafs Should Trade For

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BUFFALO, NY – MARCH 14: Matt Cullen #7 and Casey DeSmith of the Pittsburgh Penguins defend the puck against Jeff Skinner #53 of the Buffalo Sabres during an NHL game on March 14, 2019 at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York. Pittsburgh won, 5-0. (Photo by Bill Wippert/NHLI via Getty Images) /

Casey DeSmith, Pittsburgh Penguins

2019-20 stats (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, AHL): 10 W, 4 L, 0.922 Sv%

Speaking of Casey DeSmith and the Penguins, he would be the Toronto Maple Leafs third best option to take over the back-up position for Michael Hutchinson.

The Penguins are rich in back-up goalies and it seems like they’ve chosen the younger Jarry over DeSmith. That doesn’t take away DeSmith’s credibility at all.

DeSmith is still a good back-up goalie, but his contract is less than ideal, making an AAV of $1.25 million per year until 2022. Unfortunately, that may be a tad expensive for the Leafs and their current salary cap situation.

He’s also 28–that’s a less than ideal situation for the Leafs.

But sometimes you don’t have a choice. If the Leafs really need a good back-up that badly, they might have to just do it.

Hey, he’d likely even be cheaper to acquire than Jarry.

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