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Toronto Maple Leafs: Top 10 Goalies to Replace Freddie Andersen

By Stephen Nixon

TORONTO, ONTARIO - AUGUST 09: Joonas Korpisalo #70 and Nick Foligno #71 of the Columbus Blue Jackets shake hands with Frederik Andersen #31 and Jack Campbell #36 of the Toronto Maple Leafs after winning 3-0 in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Qualification Round prior to the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on August 09, 2020 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/Freestyle Photo/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ONTARIO - AUGUST 09: Joonas Korpisalo #70 and Nick Foligno #71 of the Columbus Blue Jackets shake hands with Frederik Andersen #31 and Jack Campbell #36 of the Toronto Maple Leafs after winning 3-0 in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Qualification Round prior to the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on August 09, 2020 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/Freestyle Photo/Getty Images) /
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EDMONTON, ALBERTA – SEPTEMBER 04: Anton Khudobin #35 of the Dallas Stars.  (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

#5. Anton Khudobin

Current Status: Signed until 2020-21 season ($2.5 million cap-hit)

Ben Bishop and Khudobin split time starting this season, but Khudobin has been the primary starter during the playoffs. The 34-year-old has bounced around the NHL but has been brilliant over the past three seasons.

In combination with Bishop, Dallas has had one of the best goaltending duos in the NHL over the past two seasons. Although a 1A and 1B goaltending system doesn’t work everywhere, it’s been a blessing for the Stars.

Khudobin hasn’t been amazing in the post-season thus far, but he’s done enough to help the Stars reach the Western Conference Finals. In 15 starts, he has a .914 Sv% and 2.74 GAA. Both of those stats are actually worse than his career averages, so even though Khudobin is performing a little worse than his typical form, he’s helping his team win.

The Stars offense has been the main reason why the team has reached the West Finals, but Khudobin has been clutch at times, helping steal Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals against Vegas with a 25-save shutout.

If the Leafs were to pursue Khudobin, they’d be getting an inexpensive goaltender for one season with hopes that he and Campbell would compete for the starting job. The Leafs need to allocate the cap-space they have to improve their defense, so trading for Khudobin could be a fun one-year experiment, hoping that he could perform at his best heading into a contract season.

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