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3 UFA Goalies Toronto Maple Leafs Should Pursue

By Stephen Nixon

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 13: Henrik Lundqvist #30 of the New York Rangers skates out to face the Toronto Maple Leafs at Madison Square Garden on January 13, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 13: Henrik Lundqvist #30 of the New York Rangers skates out to face the Toronto Maple Leafs at Madison Square Garden on January 13, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /
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NEWARK, NEW JERSEY – FEBRUARY 23: Linus Ullmark #35 of the Buffalo Sabres . (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

No. 2: Linus Ullmark

Standing tall at 6-foot-4, 215 pounds, Ullmark has good size for a goaltender. His stats haven’t been amazing during his six-year stint in the NHL, but he’s also had the unfortunate circumstance of playing for the Buffalo Sabres, so his numbers could be deflated.

In 117 games played, he has a .912 SV% and 2.78 GAA (stats: hockeyreference.com). Those are essentially the same career stats as Freddie Andersen, who has a career .915% and 2.65 GAA, and Andersen has played on way better teams than Ullmark has.

Based on the fact that he was playing in Buffalo and the salary cap is staying flat, I feel like a team could be able to sign Ullmark for less than what he deserves. As an RFA last year, he made $2.6M AAV, so although he’ll most definitely get a raise, it probably won’t be for more than $3-3.5M per season.

That figure-amount is right in Toronto’s wheelhouse, so if that’s the price that he’s willing to accept, Ullmark would be a very nice back-up to Campbell and could actually surprise many people, as he competes for the starter’s net.

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