Every Single Free-Agent Option for the Toronto Maple Leafs

Antti Raanta

32 years old. 3.36 GAA. .906 Sv%. Cap hit: 4.25 million

2020-2021 was marred by injuries and Raanta only ended up playing in 12 games for the Coyotes, to somewhat disappointing results. His four years in Arizona; however, were anything but disappointing. He sports a 2.57 GAA and .921 Sv% with 5 SO in 101 starts and may be in line for a cheaper deal based on his age and injury history. Medium-risk but high-reward.

Jaroslav Halak

Halak has settled into a spot starting role as he has seen his starting numbers fall from 37 to 29 to 17 games during his three-year tenure in Boston. He still had a .918 Sv% and 10 shutouts in that span with a GSAA of 22. He’s 36 and just earned 2.25 million this past season so he could be a very good short-term, relatively cheap addition.

Jonathan Bernier

Bernier wasn’t exactly a fan favorite in Toronto but he was better here than he gets credit for and has put together a serviceable career with plenty of consistent starts. 2.81 and .915 in Toronto, Bernier has put up similar numbers (3.02, .908) on terrible Detroit squads the last three seasons. At 33 and projected to earn less than his 3 million cap hit, he’d be a cheap, quality backup/occasional starter.

Pekka Rinne

This one is a bit of a stretch as Rinne is set to celebrate his 39th birthday in November, but Pekka isn’t that far removed from his elite level of play and had a nice bounce-back in 2020-2021 (2.84, .907, 2SO) after a horrible 2019-2020. Jack Campbell can handle the brunt of the workload so Rinne would get plenty of rest and could provide valuable experience to his younger counterpart. He’d likely be a cheap sign that could ease the Cap complications too.