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Toronto Maple Leafs Roundtable: Goalies the Leafs Should Trade For

ByWilbert Timmermans|
TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 5: Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Michael Hutchinson #30 returns to the dressing room after the second period against the Montreal Canadiens at the Scotiabank Arena on October 5, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Kevin Sousa/NHLI via Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 5: Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Michael Hutchinson #30 returns to the dressing room after the second period against the Montreal Canadiens at the Scotiabank Arena on October 5, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Kevin Sousa/NHLI via Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 06: Brendan Gallagher #11 of the Montreal Canadiens skates against Alexandar Georgiev #40 of the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on December 06, 2019 in New York City. The Canadiens defeated the Rangers 2-1. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 06: Brendan Gallagher #11 of the Montreal Canadiens skates against Alexandar Georgiev #40 of the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on December 06, 2019 in New York City. The Canadiens defeated the Rangers 2-1. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Alex Hobson

It’s no secret that the Leafs’ biggest need right now is a backup goalie. Michael Hutchinson has served as backup all year and hasn’t won a single game, carrying a record of 0-5-1 with a GAA of 4.55 and a save percentage of .876.

With this being known, there are several backups around the league the Leafs should be checking in on. And if it were up to me, I’d pursue Alexandar Georgiev.

The current New York Rangers goalie is splitting starts with Henrik Lundqvist and is having an impressive season thus far, sporting a record of 8-5-1 with a GAA of 2.67 and a save percentage of .926.

So why would the Rangers want to get rid of Georgiev? Well, they have somebody in their system who they’d like to get a look at in the big leagues. Igor Shestyorkin, a fourth-round pick of the Rangers in 2014, was one of the KHL’s best goalies for the past three years and he’s been just as impressive in the AHL this year. Running with a record of 9-3-3 with a save percentage of .930 and a GAA of 1.98, it’s no secret that the Rangers want to get a look at him in the NHL.

The Leafs have enough offensive depth to make up six NHL lines, and they should consider using it to acquire Georgiev.

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