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The Toronto Maple Leafs and Anaheim Ducks Trade History

By Kyle Cushman

SUNRISE, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 27: Frederik Andersen #31 of the Toronto Maple Leafs tends the net against the Florida Panthers during the second period at BB&T Center on February 27, 2020 in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
SUNRISE, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 27: Frederik Andersen #31 of the Toronto Maple Leafs tends the net against the Florida Panthers during the second period at BB&T Center on February 27, 2020 in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /
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The Biggest Trade

Date: June 20, 2016

Leafs Acquire: Frederik Andersen

Ducks Acquire: 2016 1st (Sam Steel), 2017 2nd (Max Comtois)

There were a couple of candidates for the biggest deal between Anaheim and Toronto, but it’s tough to go against this one.

The trade marked the turning of a page for the Toronto Maple Leafs organization. They were in need of a starting goaltender and they went out and got the number one option available. Toronto was no longer in rebuilding mode, they were making the transition into a playoff contender.

In Andersen, they were getting a 26 year old with a strong three-season track record with the Ducks.

Splitting the net with John Gibson (we’ll talk about him again later) the previous season, Andersen had put up a .919 save percentage in 43 games, winning 22. As an RFA.

Toronto immediately signed the Danish netminder to a five-year, $25 million contract, banking on him as their starter as they looked to transition into a Cup contender.

We all know how the Toronto Maple Leafs side of things has played out. Andersen came in and has started 60+ games in every season in Toronto, and was on pace to do so again this year prior to the league postponement.

He’s performed up to the price the Leafs paid to get him, both in acquisition cost and the contract they signed him to.

Where this trade really gets interesting is the two draft picks Toronto sent the other way. Sam Steel and Maxime Comtois both project as important pieces for Anaheim in the coming years.

Steel has already become a mainstay in the Ducks lineup, scoring 22 points in 66 games this year and will continue to get more ice-time from here.

Comtois split time between the NHL and AHL this season, but it’s expected that he plays the full year for Anaheim next season. Both Steel and Comtois are expected to feature in the Ducks top nine once they get back to contention.

Overall, this has turned out to be a very even trade. Though the Francois Beauchemin deal was a tough contender, Andersen has been one of the  Toronto Maple Leafs most important players each year since he was acquired.

You just can’t say the same about any of Beauchemin, Joffrey Lupul, or Jake Gardiner, giving the edge to the Andersen trade for me.

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