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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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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 26: Tristan Jarry #35 of the Pittsburgh Penguins in goal during a 2-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings at Staples Center on February 26, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

#3. Tristan Jarry

Current Status: Restricted Free Agent

The Penguins have a goaltending debacle because they can only afford to keep one of their net-minders right now. It’s either going to be two-time Stanley Cup champion Matt Murray or up-and-comer Tristan Jarry.

All signs point to the Penguins keeping Jarry, but if the right offer came it’s way, general manager Jim Rutherford has been known to shock the world. Jarry was always the better prospect than Murray but as we talked about before, Murray found lightning in a bottle and helped guide the Penguins to back-to-back Stanley Cup championships.

Jarry has all the makings of being a franchise goaltender and the Leafs should try to acquire him. At only 25-years-old, Jarry was an unbelievable junior goaltender and has been slowly working his way towards the NHL. Everyone knows that goaltenders need time to improve, so it wouldn’t be surprising if he’s a top-five NHL goalie in the next few years.

Although his stats aren’t any better than Andersen (.915 Sv%, 2.59 GAA), his age and potential contract is intriguing. It’s possible that you could get Jarry for less than Andersen’s price-tag on a four or five year deal since he’s an RFA this off-season. The one issue though is that the Leafs would have to trade a few assets to Pittsburgh in order to acquire him.

They already made a deal that involved Kasperi Kapanen, so someone like Nick Robertson would have to be included in this deal for it to work. It would be hard for the Leafs to acquire Jarry but if there’s a trade that works, the Leafs should make it.

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