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3 Expensive Goalies the Toronto Maple Leafs Could Acquire

By Stephen Nixon

TORONTO, ON - APRIL 21: Tuukka Rask #40 of the Boston Bruins warms up prior to action against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game Six of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on April 21, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - APRIL 21: Tuukka Rask #40 of the Boston Bruins warms up prior to action against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game Six of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on April 21, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images) /
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TORONTO, ON – APRIL 21: Tuukka Rask #40 of the Boston Bruins warms up prior to action against the Toronto Maple Leafs  . (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images) /

No. 3: Tuukka Rask

The idea of Tuukka Rask returning to Toronto and helping them finally win a Stanley Cup, brings me so much excitement.

Rask is one of the reasons why the Leafs continued their tailspin in the mid-2000s and early 2010s, because if the team had never traded him, the history could have been different. After picking Justin Pogge over Rask, the team has yet to win a playoff series, while Rask has been to three Stanley Cup Finals, winning one as a back-up goalie.

Rask is coming off a $7M contract, and there’s no reason to believe that he’d sign for anything less than that. The Boston Bruins have a lot of cap-space right now, so it’s likely that the two sides would come to an agreement, but if the Leafs had a chance to do it, they should seriously consider signing Rask.

After years of torture, Rask signing back in Toronto would bring a sense of hope and it would help erase those horrible years.

Boston is still a great team, but they’re aging. Toronto has a better chance to win and by adding Rask, it would make them an even more legitimate Stanley Cup contender.

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There’s probably a five percent chance that Rask would ever sign in Toronto, but that’s all the hope we need as Leafs fans. The former Vezina Trophy winner would be a great fit with the Leafs and it would finally give the team a top-five goalie in the league for the first time since the the early 2000s.

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